For nearly a decade, shopping for summer sandals meant scooping up a few pairs of those rubbery thongs at Old Navy, replacing my Adidas pool slides, and maybe grabbing a strappy lace-up style if it was on sale—and then I hit my twenties. And while I’m sort of surprised to learn that summer shoe shopping isn’t all that different as a full-blown adult (read: I now have half a dozen pairs of pool slides), there’s something inherently unprofessional about showing up at the office in a thong sandal.

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But that doesn’t have to mean that all toe-baring shoes are off limits: You just have to find a style that looks both appropriate and chic. Ahead, we found 21 pairs of summer sandals, including slides, mules, and even a slingback that we’re practically dying over, that you can wear just about anywhere.