Sandals

NAPPA EXTRA PADDED SLIPPER

Amazon Essentials, the retailer's in-house brand, knows what it means to stick to the basics—after all, that is its specialty. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that the line has perfected the art of the simple summer shoe with its Casual Strappy Sandal. The style offers a slightly more elevated look than a pair of flip flops, but you can still style the casual sandals with any outfit—and with 2,400 five-star ratings, shoppers think the shoes hit the mark.

But some shoes are better than others. Flip-flops, heels, thin-soled sneakers, and ultra-flat sandals with thin soles and no arch support are some of the worst summery shoe options when it comes to podiatric health, according to experts. “You're putting a tremendous amount of stress onto the foot, with very little shock absorption,” Vulcano says of shoes with flimsy, ultra-bendy midsoles. Even if they don’t cause pain right now, they can later, says Bergmann: “Over time, we'll see that cause damage to the foot—when you're young you can kind of get away with it, but over many years of wearing that type of footwear, you’ll see they can cause damage.”