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Mission Impossible: 10 Flip-Flops You'll Want to Wear Everywhere, Not Just Poolside

Smack, smack.

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By Chelsea Peng
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Courtesy, design by Monica Park

Fact: They are not great for your feet. Nor are they much good in environs where discarded food wrappers blow like tumbleweeds. But non-basic flip-flops for a stroll on the boardwalk or a lawn straight out of an L.L. Bean catalog? Bliss. (Though these can Mr. Ripley their way practically anywhere.)

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<p><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space">"Nude" doesn't come in just one shade; neither do these ultra-slim flip-flops, now made for an impressively wide range of skin tones.&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">BUY IT: </strong>TKEES, $50; <a href="https://tkees.com/collections/lily-foundations/products/sunkissed" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">tkees.com</a>.</p>

"Nude" doesn't come in just one shade; neither do these ultra-slim flip-flops, now made for an impressively wide range of skin tones. 

BUY IT: TKEES, $50; tkees.com.

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<p><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space">You wanted "non-basic." You got non-basic with these laurel-gilded sandals, fit for a triumphal march.&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">BUY IT:&nbsp;</strong><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"></span>Giuseppe Zanotti, $700; <a href="https://www.net-a-porter.com/us/en/product/665738/giuseppe_zanotti/embellished-metallic-patent-leather-sandals" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">net-a-porter.com</a>.</p>

You wanted "non-basic." You got non-basic with these laurel-gilded sandals, fit for a triumphal march. 

BUY IT: Giuseppe Zanotti, $700; net-a-porter.com.

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<p>::sees metallic pink:: ::doesn't ask questions::</p><p><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"></span> </p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">BUY IT:&nbsp;</strong><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"></span>H&amp;M, $13; <a href="http://www.hm.com/us/product/65601?article=65601-B&amp;cm_vc=SEARCH" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">hm.com</a>.</p>

::sees metallic pink:: ::doesn't ask questions::

BUY IT: H&M, $13; hm.com.

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<p><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space">Support Beyoncé's twins' college fund.&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">BUY IT:&nbsp;</strong><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"></span>Ivy Park, $25; <a href="http://us.topshop.com/en/tsus/product/shoes-70484/sandals-5388239/logo-flip-flops-by-ivy-park-6600146?bi=0&amp;ps=20" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">topshop.com</a>.</p>

Support Beyoncé's twins' college fund. 

BUY IT: Ivy Park, $25; topshop.com.

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<p>Reef, $20; <a href="http://www.pacsun.com/reef/chakras-flip-flops-0521025800023.html?cgid=flip-flops&amp;dwvar_0521025800023_color=066&amp;start=6" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">pacsun.com</a>.</p>

Reef, $20; pacsun.com.

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<p><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space">A super classic flip-flop brand plus an intricate print from a great swimwear designer? Where do we sign?&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">BUY IT:&nbsp;</strong><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"></span>Havaianas x We Are Handsome, $34; <a href="https://us.havaianas.com/women-sandals/slim-handsome-sandal-black-floral.html" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">us.havaianas.com</a>.</p>

A super classic flip-flop brand plus an intricate print from a great swimwear designer? Where do we sign? 

BUY IT: Havaianas x We Are Handsome, $34; us.havaianas.com.

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<p><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space">Belongs in a modern-art museum. Or its&nbsp;gift shop.&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">BUY IT:&nbsp;</strong><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"></span>Ipanema, $30; <a href="https://www.openingceremony.com/womens/ipanema-with-starck/thing-m-sandals-ST96176.html" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">openingceremony.com</a>.</p>

Belongs in a modern-art museum. Or its gift shop. 

BUY IT: Ipanema, $30; openingceremony.com.

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<p><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space">Kitschy in the best "fab Palm Springs granny" kind of way.&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">BUY IT:&nbsp;</strong><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"></span>Steve Madden, $40; <a href="http://www.stevemadden.com/product/JAMESTON/243280.uts?selectedColor=BLUSH" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">stevemadden.com</a>.</p>

Kitschy in the best "fab Palm Springs granny" kind of way. 

BUY IT: Steve Madden, $40; stevemadden.com.

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<p><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space">Welcome to your '90s daydream/nightmare.&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">BUY IT:&nbsp;</strong><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"></span>Zara, $70; <a href="https://www.zara.com/us/en/woman/shoes/flat-sandals/satin-platform-sandal-c358010p4415015.html" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">zara.com</a>.</p>

Welcome to your '90s daydream/nightmare. 

BUY IT: Zara, $70; zara.com.

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<p><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space">Beach meets the ballet.&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">BUY IT:&nbsp;</strong><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"></span>Charles &amp; Keith, $47; <a href="http://www.charleskeith.com/sg/ribbon-thong-sandals-black-ck1-70390176.html" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">charleskeith.com</a>.</p>

Beach meets the ballet. 

BUY IT: Charles & Keith, $47; charleskeith.com.

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