Move Over, Flip Flops! The Pool Slide Is Summer’s Must-Have Shoe

The lowly pool slide. Didn’t we all have a pair of these at one time or another? Black-and-white striped Adidas or a plastic knock-off, nicely contoured and waterproof. They came in handy for pool days and summer camp, gym showers and the occasional lawn maintenance. You even wore them with socks when the weather dipped (though never out in public!). Who knew they’d somehow transform into 2017’s unequivocal Shoe of Summer? That they’d become très chic not just on the pool deck but on city streets, with just about any outfit, including socks! Life is funny that way.

But here’s the catch: Today’s iteration of pool slides comes in an array of options so mind-blowingly vast, you’re going to have a hard time deciding just which one to get. Rhinestones? Pom poms? Fur? It’s going to be tough. I’ve got a simple solution for you that has always worked for me at difficult moments of retail indecision—why stop at one when you can get three?

Here are some to get you started…

BUY FROM: Urban Outfitters, $15

BUY FROM: Urban Outfitters, $45

BUY FROM: Nordstrom, $150

BUY FROM: Nordstrom, $39.95

BUY FROM: Urban Outfitters, $15

BUY FROM: Urban Outfitters, $90

BUY FROM: Zappos, $35

BUY FROM: Nordstrom, $32

BUY FROM: Anthropologie, $88

BUY FROM: Zappos, $35

BUY FROM: Nordstrom, $395

BUY FROM: Zappos, $29.95

BUY FROM: Nordstrom, $68

BUY FROM: Nordstrom, $225

BUY FROM: Urban Outfitters $30

BUY FROM: Zappos, $59

BUY FROM: Anthropologie, $78

BUY FROM: Nordstrom, $95

BUY FROM: Urban Outfitters, SALE $10 (Regularly $15 33% Off!)

BUY FROM: Zappos, $60