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Havaianas and Threadless Debut Six Designs on Flip-Flops, T's

Havaianas, the amazingly popular and remarkably comfortable flip-flop line from Brazil, unveiled in NYC on July 8 the winning designs that came out of the first flip-flop design contest, held in partnership with Threadless.com, the online community-based T-shirt company. Six pairs of flip-flops and six matching T's debuted on Havaianas's website and were launched nationwide on July 12.

Democratic design has been gaining force in the fashion world as companies are "crowd sourcing" and allowing the general public to be part of the artistic process. Havaianas wanted to involve its consumers and fans in this inventive development by hosting the contest in March. The "Threadless Loves Havaianas" design competition was Threadless's first foray into the accessories category and the site's first design challenge outside of T's.

The site received more than 600 design submissions from contestants around the world. Artists Farhan Hassan from Singapore and Alvaro Arteaga Sabaini from Chile drew the highest number of votes and were named the winners. They joined the existing designs by Josh Perkins from Arizona, Jess Fink from New York, Ross Zietz from Chicago, and Emmy Cicierega from Massachusetts to form the collection.

The flip-flops will be sold exclusively on the Havaianas website for $28 each. Threadless.com will produce and sell T's featuring the six winning designs for $18-$20.

Above is the " Royal Wave" design. Check out the gallery for the full collection!

Gallery: Havaianas and Threadless Design Contest Winners

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Jordi Flip-Flops, for Fun Summer Style

by Lisa Palladino (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Shoes

Flip-flops have gone way beyond being just beach and gym shower footwear to being an essential part of a summer wardrobe. And since most of love a new pair, but occasionally have to rein in the spending just a tad, Lindsay Phillips's versatile Jordi ($24) is a good choice because it can be accessorized with "snaps" ($12) that secure to the center front and can change the look to match your outfit or mood (see the gallery for just a few options). Jordi comes in six colors and sizes 6-11.

Gallery: Jordi Flip-Flops Snaps Accessories