16 Most Comfortable Sandals in the World Are Actually Summer’s Biggest Trend

The first time I learned what Tevas were was the first (and last) time I went hiking. The brand is known for making the most comfortable walking sandals, but they’re typically used for adventuring, not for walking to and from the subway—which, as someone who was born and raised in New York City, is about as much experience as I have with trekking.

I was crying in front of a waterfall as my boyfriend tried to comfort me while strangers looked on. Some might have mistaken these strangers' concern for empathy, but I saw it for what it really was, the prolonged stare of someone who thinks you are definitely an idiot. They’re not wrong. My boyfriend and I struggled to maintain our balance on a slippery rock while wearing Converse, metallic jackets, and at least five other items of impractical clothing (I still had my hoops in).

As I eventually made my way down the path and looked at a sign advising us to "be careful" because "deaths have occurred here" (yes, that is what the sign actually said), I saw that everyone around us was wearing the comfortable sandals I’d later come to find were Tevas. (Fun fact: They're technically made to stop your sandals from floating downstream; that's why they've got Velcro straps.)

Teva Universal Flatform Sandals

The second time I saw Tevas was during Fashion Week last season. Every single model at downtown designer Sandy Liang’s spring-summer 2019 presentation was wearing a pair with plain white crew socks, regardless of whatever else they were wearing. Considering the sandals' origins, Fashion Week was the last place I expected to see them. But I couldn’t deny that they looked good with all of Liang’s designs, from her denim to her ruffled dresses.

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