Choose Your Own Ugly-Chic Sandal Adventure: 42 Pairs to Wear

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• Givenchy Metallic Buckle Sandal, $850 at Kirna Zabete
• Birkenstock Arizona in Silver, $90
• Céline Flat Double Band Sandal, Contact to purchase
• Zara Leather Sandal with Buckles in White, $100
• Giambattista Valli Pony Leopard Studded Sandal, $995
• Tatami x Sacai sandals, $575 at Relish, Washington, D.C. (202) 333-5343
• Senso Ida V sandal, $304 at Bernard via Farfetch
• Proenza Schouler Leather Buckle Flat Sandals, $595
• Marni Metallic Leather Bow-Detail Sandals, $690 at Moda Operandi Boutique
• Shakuhachi Zoe Lace Flats, $199
• Collection Privee Embellished Triple-Strap Sandal, $650
• Adidas Adilette Slides, $30
• Woman by Common Projects Slide Sandal, $390
• Opening Ceremony Double Sole Slide Sandals in White, $250
• Fantastic, $49 at Pink and Pepper
• Miista Isis, $130
• Helmut Lang Schist sandal, $495
• Christopher Kane White Leather Slip-On Sandal, $320 at Ssense
• Ann Demeulemeester Banded Leather Sandals,
• Steven Alan x Dr. Scholl's Sa Ii Sandal in Slate, $145
• Isabel Marant Holden,
• Marc Jacobs Metallic Leather Slides, $595
• Jeffrey Campbell Menorca sandal in Blush, $130
• Ancient Greek Sandals Thais sandals, $235
• Sam Edelman Adora, $110
• Teva Original Universal Sandal in Black, $40
• MSGM Embellished printed twill sandals, $555 at Net-a-Porter
• Dr. Marten's Clarissa, $120
• iiJin Algonquin sandal, $210
• Surface to Air Crestina sandal, $340
• Degen Cincinnati, $250
• PONS Avarcas 510 in White, $77 at Urban Outfitters
• YRU Athena, $225
• Dries van Noten Double-Strap Slingback Sandals, $740 at Barneys
• Madewell Camille in Pecan, $98
• Sol Sana Camilla, $90
• See by Chloe Leather Chunky Sole Sandal,
• Dr. Marten's Aggy sandal, $160
• Dolce Vita Zenith in Bone, $80
• Alexander Wang Kira, $525
• YES Werque, $130 at Solestruck
• Metallic Ankle Strap Sandal, $74 at Anthom

The ugly-chic sandal movement has grown bigger than all of us. What began innocently as a fashion-y reappropriation of the signature double strap Birkenstock style a summer or two back (sorry, J. Crew, you can't call that one) expanded to Adidas' slides spotted in lookbooks and during fashion week and ultimately this spring's Teva resurrection.

Designers high and low have taken note, putting their own spin on the aforementioned silhouettes (some so literal it's a wonder Birkenstock isn't suing Givenchy, really). We've rounded up a whopping 42 pairs of so-bad-they're-good sandals in the gallery above, including the originals and their, uh, spinoffs, from the Jeffrey Campbell and Sam Edelmans of the world on up to Marc Jacobs and Isabel Marant's interpretations of the look. Slip a pair on, give sexiness the middle finger for a moment, and prep for the most comfortable summer your tootsies have ever had.
· J.Crew Claims To Be Calling the Birkenstock Revival First [Racked]
· Admit It: All of a Sudden, Tevas Look Totally Now [Racked]
· Vogue Discovers Normcore, Isn't Impressed [Racked]