Fancy a pair of flip-flops that take us through Summer all the way to a snowy Winter? That’s no longer a thing of our imagination. This latest footwear drop by Havaianas and Market, the cult LA-based streetwear brand formerly known as Chinatown Market, have unveiled an innovative pair of sandals with its own modular system. A unique puffer upper accompanies the 2-in-1 Zip Top, which transforms the thonged flip-flop into a covered shoe with enough warmth to withstand wintery conditions.
This new silhouette is based off the iconic Havaianas flip-flop style, where an additional puffer upper can be zipped on so that it becomes a shoe — alternatively, you can think of it as a puffer shoe that zips off into a flip-flop. Whichever way you flip it, you can’t deny that this is an innovative take on the old sandals, one that both Havaianas and Mike Cherman, founder of Market, are immensely proud of.
“Building a fully modular system into a sandal enables Havaianas to continue on this road of designing and developing new uppers for their already iconic line of sandals, giving wearers a more dynamic experience with the product and showing people around the world that these are not just made for the beach but just as equally to equip the wearer with the tools to hit the streets,” said Cherman of the collaboration, the brand’s second with Havaianas following a thermal flip-flop collaboration in back in September.
This model will arrive at our local Havaianas stores on 20 October 2022, this coming Thursday.
above: side-by-side close-ups of the zip top.
The Havaianas MARKET Zip Top ($150) will be available from BR sizes 39/40 to 43/44, from 20 October 2022, at Havaianas and in-stores at Takashimaya S.C. B1-45 and VivoCity 02-57.
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