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Don't let anyone tell you that sandals aren't a good call.

The sandal, as a category, has three prevailing styles: gladiator, flip-flop, and slide. Of the three, it is the latter that tops most lists. This is because it is the easiest to wear, the most comfortable, and perhaps the most versatile.

Long ago, sometime around the 2000s, slides evolved past a shoe meant for college bathrooms and lounging beachside. Some of the biggest brands started making them for the streets, and many started wearing them with Von Dutch caps and shutter shades. Thankfully, trucker hats and nonsensical sunglasses have been put out to pasture, but the all-day slide managed to keep kicking around.

And since styles from early the aughts, funnily enough, are creeping back into the zeitgeist, what better way to get on the bandwagon (if you haven’t done so already) than with one of the pairs below? From the stalwart Birkenstock and Adidas to fancier fare from Dries Van Noten and Valentino, the best slides are ready to be worn all the damn time.

Desert camo slides for standing out, not blending in.

Slides named for the kind of men who wear them.

Vans' classic checkerboard pattern: now in slide form!

From the light cushioning to the textured footbed to the sleek silhouette, Nike's slide delivers on all fronts.

Three cheers for The Three Stripes, a brand that has created the most classic, foolproof slide out there.

Chaco's Chillos slides are made of EVA and engineered with LUVSEAT arch-support, which will make your feet incredibly happy after a day of hitting the pavement.

Crocs's clogs are divisive for sure, but we can all agree that its slides are pretty faultless. And if you didn't know that before, now you do.

Birkenstock's Arizona is the Mac Daddy of slides. Everyman stylish man worth his salt has one. Or should.

About as elegant a slide as you will ever see. But we expect nothing less from Saturdays NYC.

Fabric slides may sound like the flimsy option when compared to leather or rubber ones, but trust that Heron Preston will always deliver on durability.

Off-White offers slides that truly live up to the brand's name.

Hyped-up slides from a Japanese brand known for style and quality—not to mention a fanbase ready to snap up its releases with all due speed. Get your pair now, before they sell out.

It's absolutely amazing how Gucci seamlessly co-opted the colors synonymous with Christmas.

Bottega Veneta did to lime green what Valentino did to red: made it covetable, and the hottest color to have in fashun.

Thick, padded mesh straps and rugged, contoured leather soles—what sounds so, so wrong is actually so, so right.

It's generally ill-advised to wear sandals in the office, but if there is one pair that'll let you get away with doing so, it's this criss-cross stunner right here.

It may not be in the brand's signature red, but this slide definitely puts the pedal—though, in this case, petal feels more appropriate—to the metal.