You unzip the wash bag at the hotel and the pair comes out flat, still folded on its stud.

The bathroom floor is cold and faintly damp, and the shoes you travelled in are somewhere by the door. You unclip the moulded stud, the sandal springs back into shape across the midfoot, and you slide your foot under the thong. Ten seconds, no shoehorn, no laces.

It is one piece of moulded EVA from the toe post to the heel, which is why it behaves like this. The strap is not glued on, it grows out of the deck. The deck itself is stippled with rows of small raised dots under the ball of the foot and the heel. At the back edge there is a moulded hole, big enough for a hook or a carabiner, so the pair hangs over the shower rail overnight rather than sitting in a puddle.

Key Benefits

• Folds across the midfoot The sandal hinges in the middle and a round moulded stud on the thong holds the fold shut. Folded, a pair takes about half the footprint of a flat pair.
• Hangs to dry A moulded hole at the heel end turns a wet sandal into something you hang up. It drips over the bath instead of soaking into a towel.
• One piece moulding Deck, strap and toe post come out of a single EVA moulding, so there is no glued seam at the toe post to peel apart after a fortnight of poolside use.
• Stippled deck Raised dots run the length of the footbed, giving the textured deck something to bite against bare wet skin.
• Thin and light on the scale The maker lists the sole at under 1.5 cm, which is why the folded pair sits in a packing cube instead of dictating what else fits.
• Eight colours, three size bands From cream white and goose yellow to fluorescent green, rose red and plain black, in European bands 36 to 38, 39 to 42 and 43 to 45.

Best for: hotel bathrooms, hostel shower blocks, poolside, campsite washrooms, gym changing rooms, and the second pair you want in a carry on without giving up a shoe slot.

Why It Works

Most travel slippers are a folded fabric envelope that goes soggy and stays soggy. This one is a moulded plastic sandal that happens to fold, which is a different object entirely: nothing absorbs, nothing needs drying out before it goes back in the bag, and the fold is a hinge in the material rather than a crease in a textile. The moulded stud is the small piece that makes it work, because a fold without a catch just springs open in your luggage.

Quick Product Facts: EVA, one piece moulded; single thong strap with a round moulded closing stud; stippled footbed; moulded hanging hole at the heel; sole listed by the maker at under 1.5 cm; European size bands 36 to 38, 39 to 42, 43 to 45; eight colours; one pair per order.

How It Fits Your Routine

Night one, the pair comes out of the bag and lives by the bathroom door. You use it for the walk from bed to shower and back, and it hangs on the towel hook to dry while you sleep.

By day three it has become the shoe you put on to go and get coffee from the machine down the corridor, and the one you wear on the tiles by the pool where nobody wants to carry their trainers.

Going home, you rinse the pair under the tap, shake it, fold it on the stud and drop it in the outside pocket. EVA does not hold water, so it goes into the bag damp without making anything else damp.

FAQ

Does it really fold, or is that marketing? It folds. The hinge is across the midfoot and the round stud on the thong is what holds the two halves together once folded. You can feel it click.

Is this a single use slipper? The maker sheet uses the word disposable in one line and foldable and portable in the next, and both cannot be the plan. What actually ships is a one piece moulded EVA sandal with a closing stud and a hanging hole, built to be rinsed and used again. We sell it as a reusable pair.

Does it grip a wet floor? The one piece deck is stippled with rows of raised dots and the maker marks it with an anti slip icon, so the textured sole has something to bite against bare wet skin. As with any flat sandal, still step carefully on wet tiles.

Which band do I choose? The bands are European sizes: pick the band your usual European size falls inside. Between two bands, the larger one leaves room, since a thong sandal is held by the toe post rather than gripped around the foot.