Fashion may need clogs, but clogs don’t need fashion. The shoe style has long thrived on the sartorial sidelines, happily occupying space inside the functional and comfortable footwear category without requiring recognition. While sometimes known to unfurl its freak flag, the clog never sheds its core traits of function, dependability, comfort, and relative affordability. Despite its occasional appearance in the limelight, the chunky shoe is a steadfast foot supporter that crosses styles and decades. Thus, we present to you, our love letter to the clog: The uber-functional, super-comfortable, and (most of the time) good-for-your-feet shoe. 
 
Clogs stand on their own — separate from evolving shoe trends — as a constantly reliable yet divisive style. The upshot of the 2024 clodhopping renaissance, however, is that there are more clog options (ahem, cloptions) than ever, rendered in materials like rubber, leather, wood, cork, and foam. We left no clog unturned, rounding up kicks from every type of brand, whether it’s the durable working Dansko clog, designer styles from the likes of Bottega Veneta and Loewe, or platform clogs from the brand we love to hate: Crocs. Consider this your clog shopping guide — a cataclog, if you will — to every good, rad, and plain ugly style of this eternal footwear.