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In Derek Ng’s closet, backless Birkenstocks have trounced his once beloved Jordans. 

The 27-year-old customer service rep in Orlando, Fla., used to covet the latest boisterous Nike Dunks, but his allegiances have shifted lately to slip-on mules. He owns five pairs including Birkenstock’s traditionalist Bostons (which recently shed their hippie funk), Merrell’s Swiss-cheese perforated Hydro Mocs and a pair from British designer J.W. Anderson that recall a Technicolor doormat. 

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