Thanks to reinventions from designers high and low, the childhood staple is stepping out this summer in a host of new hues and silhouettes.

1. Stuart Weitzman mermaid sandals, $225 at Lord & Taylor

2. Adeline jelly sandals, $59.50 at Banana Republic

3. Jack Rogers Georgica jelly sandals, $50 at The Tannery

4. Givenchy chain-link jelly sandals, $295 at Barneys New York

Banana Republic 28 Newbury St., Boston (617-267-3933) bananarepublic.com

Barneys New York Copley Place, 100 Huntington Ave., Boston (617-385-3300) barneys.com

Lord & Taylor The Shops at Prudential Center, 760 Boylston St., Boston (617-262-6000) lordandtaylor.com

The Tannery 711 Boylston St., Boston (617-267-5500) thetannery.com