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As anyone who's paid attention to anything these past few years can and will – gladly or sadly – attest to: MULES are very much – and have been – back in fashion. The often backless or heel-strap-including slip-on silhouette endured a period of eyesore status before mysterious, Birkenstock-related circumstances brought it back into good graces.

Doing right by the titular shoe, we'll keep this memo simple, brief, and effective: Below ...

... Shop For Some of the Season's Freshest Mules

adidas

An avant-garde adilette, anyone?

asics

ASICS x Kiko KostadinovNovalis GEL-Styrax Sneakers
$246
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These look like if you cross-bred a retro-futurist sneaker with neoporene pool slides – in the best possible way.

Birkenstock

The sucker that started it all – albeit, a slightly altered variant of its nucleus.

Bottega Veneta

Typically known for their leather mastery, BV does a 180 here and offers to us instead a rubber clog. Not complaining though.

Christian Louboutin

Believe it or not, the infamously red-soled shoes come flat and heelless, too.

Dr. Martens

Dr. Marten's have been known to make killer summer footwear, despite their ties to boots. One of their nicest mules will have you forget all about what the brand initially became famous for.

Fear Of God

This slim slipper's as delicate as it gets, and by that perhaps the polar opposite to some of the other features on this list – thus showcasing, once and for all, just how diverse mules are.

Junya Watanabe MAN x Oakley Factory

A neoprene shoe? Is it giving scuba diver core?

Axel Arigato

As per the brand responsible, this mule "pays homage to 90s basketball footwear" – its chunky sole make that easy to tell.

NIKE

Not even the Swoosh can resist the mule.

Stefan Cooke

A star-spangled biker mule for you to pace down Route 66 in.

Suicoke

Pajamacore, anyone? There is no shame in wearing pieces that remind of what is the most comfortable category of apparel.

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