Itâ€s summer and itâ€s hot, which means you have the perfect excuse to wear comfortable, flat sandals for work and play, but that doesnâ€t mean your footwear has to be unstylish or sloppy. From gladiator-inspired sandals to peep-toe ballet flats, the options are endless, and they afford you no excuse for worn-out flip flops, which doctors have said can cause more foot problems than high heels because of lack of support. {Forbes}

Not to worry! You wonâ€t even want to wear those boring thongs once you check out these wear-anywhere flat styles at affordable prices:

These SM Luxe Cruzer Gladiator (top) sandals got a “Very Comfy” rating from users on DSW.com, where you can score a pair for $79.95, available in black and taupe. {DSW}

The peep toe of SM’s Penne Flat makes the style summery. $49.95 will get you a pair of bright, fun blue suede shoes.  Cheetah print, or basic neutrals like black, grey and taupe to match any outfit are also available. {DSW}

Dolce Vitaâ€s Ontario Sandal for Macyâ€s is perfect for women with shorter legs because of its lack of ankle cuff, so the leg remains streamlined. They are available for $34.99 at macys.com in pink, dark silver, black and black leopard. {Macy’s}

Mossim’so Wakeisha Dâ€Orsay braided flats are just plain cool – and you can’t beat the $17.99 price! Find them in black, silver or gold. {Target}

Dolce Vitaâ€s prices normally start around $150 for shoes usually available at higher end stores like Bloomingdaleâ€s, but images of three styles from the exclusive collection are up at Target.com, and their prices are between $29.99 and $34.99. None of the shoes, however, are available just yet. {RackedNY}

The shoes are faux leather, whereas Dolce Vitaâ€s regular collection products are 100 percent authentic, but who could pass up such a bargain? Vegan style shoppers will probably consider that a positive, and for the price it wouldn’t be too expensive to grab a second pair in case the first wears out.

We especially like the Buckle Ankle Boot – cute, and they look comfortable, and the studded shoes (metallic flats and black brogues) would be good basics to carry over into fall. Will launching the shoes exclusively at one Target store pay off in the long run though? We get that itâ€s supposed to drive people to the new Target location (New York Cityâ€s first, BTW), but we donâ€t think women will be flocking to East Harlem for the sake of a good deal on new Dolce Vita shoes considering the array of other designer capsule collections in such a wide range of stores these days. On the other hand, the Liberty of London pop-up sold out in record time (less than 24hours), and the new East Harlem store is expected to be around a tad longer so perhaps it will be a good way to get off on a good foot.