Everything worth knowing about Tomo Curation X GT 2160 'kogarashi is below, starting with the part that changes what you buy. 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: thesak.com's Shana Sandal - Hand Crochet - Ecru Medallion at $30, and detoure.co's Dupe Gucci - Foam Flip Flops - EU 39 (Like-New) at $20. The first is the considered buy; the second is the one to start with. 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. 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, shopdoen.com's AMRA HEEL -- GOLD LACE ($448) is the one that earns its place, because it works in more than one context without being restyled. The third group is smaller and deliberately narrower, sneakers, 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 pieces here from 16 brands, $20 to $448, all in stock when this was written. We would not buy all of them, and neither should you. detoure.co's Dupe Gucci - Foam Flip Flops - EU 39 (Like-New) at $20 is the low-risk way in, and shopdoen.com's AMRA HEEL -- GOLD LACE at $448 only makes sense if this is a category you already use constantly. Read as a set, they get you close to Tomo Curation X GT 2160 'kogarashi without any single purchase being compulsory. 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: buy the one you can picture using this week, not the one you are saving for later.