What is the difference between Flip Flops and Sandals?

Flip flops are known to be used by people whenever they are at the beach. They usually have a Y-shaped string that will allow the feet to be connected to the flip flops until people decide to remove the flip flops from their feet. Flip flops are usually made of rubber, but some are made out of other materials. Sandals can be made out of leather.

Some are synthetic while some are made with real leather. Unlike flip flops, sandals can sometimes come with heels. The design of the straps is also different from flip flops. Some will even come with a lot of strings so that it will look amazing when placed on the feet.

Flip flops and sandals are foot wares which can be worn by both males and females. The two foot wares can be made in different ways and designs. While both Flip flops and sandals are serving the same purpose, however, there are some differences between the two foot wares. Sandals are different from flip flops in that, sandals can be made with flat soles and even designed in such a way that they have heels, but flip flops on the other hand does not have heels, they can only be made with flat soles.

Sandals are held tightly to the ankle by using buckles, straps or thongs. While flip flops are loosely held with the foot by using a Y-shaped straps. Another difference is that, soles for both sandals and flip flops can be made from different materials. For example, soles for sandals can be made from leather, rubber, wood, ropes etc. While soles for flip flops are usually made from rubber and even cotton.