#1SUICOKE
Tokyo footwear brand founded in 2006, known for technical Vibram-soled strap sandals like the DEPA and MOTO and frequent streetwear collaborations.
Best of Streetwear Sandal Brands
11 brands · Brands by sceneThis page is for anyone hunting open-toe and slip-on footwear that reads streetwear rather than beach holiday. The short verdict: SUICOKE still sets the standard with Vibram-soled strap sandals and constant collab output, Birkenstock and Teva cover the heritage silhouettes fashion keeps recycling, and Crocs is the cheapest way in. Everything below is footwear-first, so you can buy on fit and price rather than logo.
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#2Seichi
Defunct Japanese footwear label whose minimalist, timeless designs sat in the same mid-high Japanese sandal lane as SUICOKE — now findable only second-hand.
#3Crocs
American footwear brand behind the Croslite foam Classic Clog, Jibbitz charms and collaborative releases such as Salehe Bembury's Pollex Clog.
#4Merrell
Its foam Hydro Moc and Jungle Moc slip-ons are genuine sandal-adjacent streetwear picks, and the Merrell 1TRL sublabel reworks archive outdoor silhouettes for fashion buyers.
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#5Kane Shoes
The perforated Revive slip-on is a moulded recovery shoe in sugarcane-based RestoreFoam — the same easy-on foam category as Crocs, at a similar low-mid price.
#6Birkenstock
German footwear maker known for cork-footbed sandals and clogs such as the Arizona and Boston, now NYSE-listed and majority-owned by L Catterton.
#7Teva
American outdoor label behind the strap sandal, making webbing-strap sport sandals and hiking footwear under Deckers ownership since the 1980s.
#8Chacos
American outdoor footwear brand known for adjustable Z-strap sandals with a contoured LUVSEAT footbed, popular with river guides and hikers.
#9Camper
Mallorcan house whose 87-ball Pelotas sole, mismatched Twins pairs and experimental CamperLab line give it the same design-forward, mid-high footwear position as SUICOKE.
#10Danner
Hand-built Portland boots like the Mountain Light and Danner Light crossed from the trail into streetwear and Japanese heritage-wear circles, the same outdoor-to-street path as Merrell and Teva.
#11YUME YUME
Amsterdam footwear label turning the Japanese geta sandal into sculptural, vegan-material boots and sneakers with chunky moulded soles.
Start with what shape you want. Strap-and-buckle sandals are the core of the category: SUICOKE's DEPA, MOTO, KAW and KISEE run contoured cork or EVA footbeds with quick-release buckles and Vibram outsoles, and sit at a mid-high price. Teva's Original Universal and Hurricane XLT2 do the webbing-strap version far cheaper, and Chaco's Z/1 and Z/2 thread a single adjustable strap through a contoured LUVSEAT footbed — the most supportive of the three, and resoleable through Chaco's repair program.
Cork, foam or sculpture
Birkenstock is the cork-footbed benchmark — Arizona, Madrid, Gizeh, Boston — in leather, suede, felt and moulded EVA, and its Dior, Rick Owens and Stussy collaborations are why it stays in this conversation. Foam is Crocs territory: the Croslite Classic Clog plus Echo, Mega Crush and Salehe Bembury's Pollex line, and it's the lowest price tier here. KANE's Revive slip-on is the recovery-shoe take on that idea, moulded from sugarcane-based RestoreFoam with a 10mm drop and a massaging footbed — buy it for post-gym comfort, not for drops. At the other end, YUME YUME is the high-priced art option, reworking the Japanese geta into Geta, Truck and Horse Boots in vegan and recycled mono-materials.
Closed-toe crossovers
Two names here aren't sandals but earn their place through the same outdoor-into-streetwear pipeline. Merrell's Hydro Moc and Jungle Moc slip-ons are the sandal-adjacent picks, with Merrell 1TRL reworking archive silhouettes for fashion buyers; the Moab remains the hiking anchor. Danner is the heaviest commitment — hand-built Mountain Light and Danner Light boots from Portland, recraftable, and long adopted by Japanese heritage-wear circles. Camper sits between the two camps, with the 87-ball Pelotas sole, mismatched Twins pairs, and CamperLab for the experimental end.
On price: Crocs, Teva and KANE are the low-mid entry points; Birkenstock, Merrell and Chaco land mid; SUICOKE, Camper and Danner are mid-high; YUME YUME is the splurge. Note that Seichi is defunct, so its minimalist Japanese footwear only turns up second-hand now. Also worth knowing who owns what: Crocs bought HEYDUDE in 2022, Teva sits under Deckers, Merrell and Chaco under Wolverine World Wide, and Birkenstock is NYSE-listed under L Catterton majority ownership.
Common questions
What are the best streetwear sandal brands right now?
SUICOKE for technical strap sandals with Vibram outsoles and collabs (Needles, A Bathing Ape, Golf Wang, Palm Angels), Birkenstock for cork-footbed classics with fashion-house tie-ins, and Crocs for moulded foam clogs including the Salehe Bembury Pollex series.
Which brands here are the most affordable?
Crocs, Teva and KANE all sit in the low-to-mid tier. Merrell, Birkenstock and Chaco are mid; SUICOKE, Camper and Danner are mid-high; YUME YUME is the most expensive on the list.
SUICOKE or Birkenstock?
Both use a contoured footbed, but SUICOKE builds around straps, quick-release buckles, EVA or cork beds and Vibram outsoles with a steady collab calendar. Birkenstock's cork-and-latex footbed moulds to your foot over time and the Arizona and Boston are far more classic. Pick SUICOKE for technical, Birkenstock for timeless.
Which sandals hold up in water and on trails?
Teva was literally invented for whitewater rafting, and Chaco's Z-straps with ChacoGrip outsoles came from a river guide too. Merrell's foam Hydro Moc is the closed-toe water option.
Can I still buy Seichi?
Not new — the Japanese label is defunct, so its minimalist pieces now only circulate on resale.
Are any of these repairable?
Yes. Chaco runs a resoling repair program for its sandals, and Danner offers a recrafting service for its hand-built boots.
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