The slingbacks of summer — and they come in size 11

The shoe of this long, wet and dry summer of 2023? Birkenstock’s knowingly fugly Boston clog has been near ubiquitous on the streets of Shoreditch and Soho. Mary janes, ballet flats and Jellies have made a comeback. Trainer geeks refer to the “grail” Wales Bonner x Adidas Samba in metallic silver.

But it is an initially unremarkable, jolie laide provocateur of a sandal by the Spanish brand Camper that has won this year’s shoe game for the Gen Zers. The Kobarah is ultralight, wipe-clean and practical, made from 100 per cent plastic-free and recyclable material, equally at home poolside, at a festival or garden fête. Strappy, open-toed, block-heeled and injection-mould formed, the Kobarah is also 100 per cent unisex/gender-neutral and generationally fluid.

Well, this cis-het,