We couldn’t wait to show off our legs (with the very short miniskirts) and also our feet with sandals and the last pedicure with colored enamels, perhaps wearing some rings between the fingers like the ones we saw at Burberry. It’s official, the season of sandals has arrived and we have created the definitive map of trends for the Spring/Summer 2022. There is a lot of nostalgia for the past, with reference to the 90s and 2000s: in our shoe collection we will find flip flops with heels but also very high espadrilles or -as a counterpart- platform models to ‘gain’ a few centimeters. They will give the nostalgia effect crab sandalsthe nice plastic shoes that we all wore to jump from one rock to another (obviously in an updated version, either in leather or with colored crystals).
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All the hottest novelties in the world of sandals
If the gladiators are confirmed as protagonists, you will discover models with synthetic hair as an enveloping touch. The smooth texture also coats the clogsrecovered from the 70s to complete the contemporary ensembles.
soft sandals
This trend is a true oxymoron: if the sandals reveal the foot, a soft fur covers the sole, offering an image that is as fun as it is furry to the shoes, as we saw on the Aluzar and Bottega Veneta runway.
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Altuzarra
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Bottega Veneta
a bathroom of nostalgia
Imagine having a bucket in one hand and a net in the other, while you are standing to jump from one rock to another, in full exploration and you have colorful fisherman style plastic sandals, better known as crab sandals. The nostalgia effect is guaranteed, but the stylists interpret them with style: here is Versace imagining them with high heels and precious details, while Max Mara proposes a minimalist model in leather.
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Max Mara
Oriental-inspired platform sandals
The very high platform soles enhance the figure without skimping on comfort: here the flat sandals are reissued inspired by the oriental tradition. The interior is given over to color to create an exotic pattern, while brands like Tod’s offer a leather variant with maxi rubber.
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Etro
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Tod’s
Stripper style platform sandals
These shoes Spring/Summer 2022, we are sure, will divide footwear addicts: its aesthetic is disruptive and daring, because in addition to the very high heel we find one more rise, a five-centimeter platform. Already seen in the 70s, platform sandals and now revisited in an extreme key, are perfect for party girls.
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Lanvin
strappy sandals
Extremely long laces that go up the legs or refined fabrics that end at the ankle, are flip flops They are perfect for casual summer looks. Fashion confirms the ultra-flat variant, perfect with denim skirts and mini dresses.
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Ludovic de Saint-Sernin
hyperfeminine straps
The strappy sandals they are the quintessence of femininity: they seduce with that thin strap that crosses the instep or, more simply, the heel for a slingback model.
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Fendi
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Michael Kors Collection
If the patterns of Fendi play with colors and textures, Saint Laurent points to the most extreme minimalism, where the sandals are made up of four simple straps.
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the surprise effect
Precious and unexpected, these shoes demonstrate a particular vocation for creativity: an oyster-woven watch strap replaces leather or a delicate red rose becomes a heel. Here the surprise effect is guaranteed.
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Loewe
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Altuzarra
Flip flops not only for the beach
The trend was relaunched by Kim Kardashian, with transparent thong-like heels for a nude look. Since 2019, these street shoes have done much to become the symbol of contemporary minimalist style, especially in its soft version (Iro). The return of the 90s slippers should not be underestimated either: particularly loved by Generation Z, Coperni has played on the nostalgia effect with models with platform soles to be worn under very light trousers with a shiny effect or colored mini skirts.
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Article originally published by Vogue Italia, vogue.it. Adapted by Amira Saim