You can't beat a black leather flip flop. Smart enough to wear to dinner with your summer dress or a linen waistcoat and trousers co-ord, but casual enough to pair with your jorts and a milkmaid top.

Plus, they’re perfect for upgrading your most basic travel outfit. As a kid in the ‘90s, I lived in jelly shoes. Plastic flats and sandals in eye-popping, glitter-flecked colors ruled my childhood.

UGG recently dropped a new series of sandal styles, offering the signature comfort of UGGs, but without the sheepskin lining.