For up-to-the-minute chic, keep it simple with the perfect flip-flop. The look? Cleopatra meets the elegantly artsy Sienna Miller with jewel-and-sequin-accented thongs. Guys should keep it polished and basic: Best bets are leather or retro-rubber footgear.
Men’s Lacoste rubber flip-flops (below), $38,
at Kitson, (310) 859-2652,
www.shopkitson.comMen’s Teva Talcott flip-flops, $30,
www.teva.comMen’s Adidas Leucadian flip-flops, $20,
www.adidas.comWomen’s Dolce Vita jeweled thongs (below), $68, at Kitson,
www.shopkitson.comWomen’s Old Navy Skinny Ribbon flip-flops,
$5.25,
www.oldnavy.comWomen’s Rocketdog Sante thongs, $36,
www.zappos.com