Ho Chi Minh sandals
Image:Tire Sandals.jpg|thumb|right|A pair of "Ho Chi Minh sandals" in the Củ [Chi tunnels]
Image:Sandals made from [tires.jpg|thumb|upright|A rack of tire-sandals on sale in the 2000s]
The Ho Chi Minh sandals are a form of sandal made from discarded tires. Along with the khăn rằn scarf, they were a distinctive clothing of Viet Cong soldiers. These shoes were often called "Ho Chi Minh sandals" or "Ho Chis" by Americans, after the Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh.