It started off with the pair of cream coloured Ipanema sandles for the crazy price of $35 at Myer and it has grown into, well, an obsession almost. If you don’t already own a pair then you should go and get yourself a pair right now. I recommend the Ipanema style (the beige ones) for pure foot exhilaration. I got the gold ones and the black ones from a Brazilian seller on Ebay. Brazil is, of course, where they are manufactured. Here’s a website which shows all of the styles: http://www.novoshoes.com.au/collections/ipanema/thongs.aspx