The maker of Havaianas - perhaps the world's most famous brand of flip-flops - has been sold for $1.1bn ($850m). The Brazilian label has been highly successful at home and internationally ...

Today you can have a pair of Saint Laurent flip flops for £40. Bargain. Available in just one design, black and white zebra print with black thongs, the Saint Laurent Havaianas might be the ...

It is Havaianas, a brand name barely whispered in fashion circles for 10 years, back to claim its crown as king of flip flop empire. If you need proof, look to the images from Copenhagen Fashion ...

Yet Brazil's Havaianas brand took the humble flip-flop to new heights ... strong identity that has helped it hold its own, against cheap versions of what is an easy-to-replicate design.