As anyone who's paid attention to anything these past few years can and will – gladly or sadly – attest to: MULES are very much – and have been – back in fashion. The often backless or heel-strap-including slip-on silhouette endured a period of eyesore status before mysterious, Birkenstock-related circumstances brought it back into good graces.
Doing right by the titular shoe, we'll keep this memo simple, brief, and effective: Below ...
... Shop For Some of the Season's Freshest Mules
adidas
An avant-garde adilette, anyone?
Birkenstock
The sucker that started it all – albeit, a slightly altered variant of its nucleus.
Bottega Veneta
Typically known for their leather mastery, BV does a 180 here and offers to us instead a rubber clog. Not complaining though.
Brain Dead x Oakley Factory
These look like if you cross-bred a retro-futurist sneaker with gummy pool slides – in the best possible way.
Crocs
Once as shunned itself as the shape in question, the Croc has made a major comeback. Going by this style, we almost wonder why it needed one in the first place.
Dr. Martens
Dr. Marten's have been known to make killer summer footwear, despite their ties to boots. Not one but two of their nicest mules will have you forget all about what the brand initially became famous for.
Fear Of God
This slim slipper's as delicate as it gets, and by that perhaps the polar opposite to some of the other features on this list – thus showcasing, once and for all, just how diverse mules are.
Junya Watanabe MAN x Oakley Factory
A neoprene shoe? Is it giving scuba diver core?
NIKE
Not even the Swoosh can resist the mule.
Versace
HELP! Versace Donatella'd the Boston.
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