Buying Pink Balenciaga Slides comes down to a few checks you can do from the product page. Everything else is preference. A moulded footbed takes about a week to break in and then lasts years. A strap across the widest part of the foot is what stops slipping, not a tighter buckle. The groups below run from the decision that matters most to the ones you make afterwards.

What decides this is strap placement, footbed and heel height. Everything else is preference. Two from the first group show the range: Cole Haan's Women's Harlan Double Band Sandals at $50, and Ulla Johnson's Aves Bare Flip Flop - Miele at $490. The first is the easy entry point; the second is where the money goes. A strap across the widest part of the foot is what stops slipping, not a tighter buckle. A moulded footbed takes about a week to break in and then lasts years. A higher price mostly buys materials and finishing, and occasionally it buys nothing at all.

A flat sandal reads dressier with a longer hem. From the second group, Cole Haan's Women's Kami Thong Sandals ($50) is the one that earns its place, because it works in more than one context without being restyled. The third group is smaller, and it is there for the decisions you make after the main one. None of this needs the whole group. One piece from each is usually enough.

There are 20 sandals here from 12 brands, $50 to $1050, all in stock when this was written. We would not buy all of them, and neither should you. Cole Haan's Women's Kami Thong Sandals at $50 is the low-risk way in, and La Garçonne's Band Leather Sandal at $1050 only makes sense if this is a category you already use constantly. On pink balenciaga slides specifically: the difference between the top and the bottom of this list is real but smaller than the price gap suggests. Nothing here is included because it is famous, and price is not used as a proxy for quality anywhere on this page. If you take one thing away: the piece you reach for on a rushed morning is the one that was worth the money.