Link smashes the sneaker and flip-flop together to create a weird wearable outsole

The way-out-of-the-box skimpy shoe market slowed down considerably since the trendy barefoot days of fuzzy five-toed shoe socks and chainmail foot sleeves just a few years back. Lately, though, it feels like it might be making something of a comeback. We've seen a few oddball ultralight footwear concepts in recent months, and the Link flip-shoe is possibly the weirdest of them all, the lightest slice of footwear we've seen since adhesive foot pads. Designed to combine the advantages of flip-flops and sneakers into one, these "sole-based shoes" keep your feet free, cool and protected and probably at the business end of an endless flurry of sneers and jokes.

The World's First Flip-Shoe

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Link smashes the sneaker and flip-flop together to create a weird

Link, The World's First Flip-Shoe

Link, The World's First Flip-Shoe

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Link, The World's First Flip-Shoe

LINK is the perfect choice for urban footwear. Combining the strength and support of shoes with the ease and comfort of a flip-flop, LINK is designed

LINK Flipshoe

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The World's First Flip-Shoe

The World's First Flip-Shoe

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