Six standout shoes to covet.
Written by Lara Myall, contributing fashion and beauty director
Calling all shoe lovers. The season’s hottest heels, stellar sandals and summery kicks have dropped. Book your pedicure and show off your tootsies in bright block-heels, chunky sandals and must-have mules. Play it cool in sporty kicks, or steal the limelight in shiny skyscrapers. Now discover your summer sole mate in our edit.
Birkenstock super-fans are in for a treat with this zesty lemon update. And for Birkenstock virgins, take note. The molded sandal is back — comfy, chic and here to stay (if only for summer 2014), so get involved! Team with breezy culottes and a vest for an urban boho feel.
The skater shoe is the season’s most coveted sneaker style for summer. Get your kicks from fash-forward prints, such as animal print or snakeskin, slip on with a playsuit or boyfriend jeans and go! No socks required.
This season’s heels get the star treatment in a mix of metallics and holographic finishes. A zingy antidote to summer’s sea of soft shades, make sure you stay on point and on trend with pewter, silver and golden mega-watt heels. Ankle straps are still big news and a must for the dance floor.
Build your outfit around block-heeled sandals to sashay from daylight to midnight. The considerate heel height will add a graceful lift to a pleated floral skirt, and your legs. Experiment with vibrant hues and floral prints or pare it back in black and white for a summer-loving touch.
Finding the perfect sandal can be soul destroying. You want height without the pain, high fashion without the designer price tag and fierce friend envy to boot. We’ve found all and more in this chunky gladiator sandal. Rock with a bomber, lace pencil skirt and an orange lip to lighten up the look.
Make like the fashion mavericks and press refresh with a white footnote. From the hero heel du jour — the mule — to modernist pointed courts, the colour white cleanses the clothing palette of busy prints and electric hues. White also captures the summer mood, too.
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1. New Womens’ Birkenstock Yellow Madrid Synthetic Sandals Comfort Buckle Slip On
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2. Yasmin Kurt Geiger London Leather Croc Print Silver Womens’ Ladies Shoe
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3. Call It Spring Womens’ Natural 'Etaulian' Leopard Print Pumps From Debenhams
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4. New Womens Kat Maconie Blue Multi Phoebe Leather Sandals Heels Straps
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5. Boohoo Cassie Multi Strap Buckle Chunky Flat
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6. New Womens’ Sol Sana White Pip Heel Leather Sandals Heels Buckle
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