After a week of crazy shoes, it’s time to get practical – adventure practical!
So here’s a pair of the kind of sandals you can wear when hiking, trekking (within reason) and generally walking about in a healthy, sensible, practical manner. Plus, they have a bit of pink in them, so they are still girlie at the same time, even though they are perfectly sensible and stuff. Apparently they are water-friendly, too, which I assume means they dry quickly and don’t rub your feet funny if you’ve been wearing them while crossing a river or sitting in a boat. Also good for summer festivals in countries that have a proper summer (and festivals).
I’m actually very fond of this type of sandal, though I find they usually stick some suede on for effect, thus ruining my chances of buying them.
You can get these vegan hiking adventurer sandals from Zappos.
Aren’t these fun? Writing about summery jelly sandals has gotten me in the mood for summer…And in the mood for jellies. And there’s always room for jellies, right?
These are made in Brazil by the other “original jelly shoe company” as in, not Melissa Shoes.
It’s handbags at dawn in a to-the-death fight for the title!
As you’d expect from a Brazilian shoe, they’re sexy as hell and beach-ready, perfect to wear with your teeny weeny polka-dot bikini. Isn’t it funny how a little fake stone can totally upgrade a shoe?
Yes, in a hot country where women spend so much time tanning on the beach and walking around in the sun, you gotta put some thought into your sandals, cause they gotta be both practical and sexy. Well, here they are!
I know it’s not quite summer yet, but I’m hoping if I keep posting up pictures of gorgeous summer shoes, we’re all just going to will it to happen. The sooner the better!
You can get these hot vegan sandals here.
There’s also a black, slightly different version with a starfish instead of a jewel.
“Oh my god, I want these!” I cried. Yes, I actually did say this out loud when I saw these online. How cute? They come in a bunch of bold colours and they are just so summery and sweet.
I know summer in the UK seems very far off, but who cares? I could parade in front of the mirror in these and feel just as pleased with myself. I’m so totally in shoe-lust with these.
Leggings, skinny jeans, skirts, dresses, these would go with anything. The bow makes them somewhat retro, so I tagged them with that, though obviously they didn’t have shiny green PVC back in the 20s when art deco was the latest trend (these sandals are said to be art deco on the Chinese Laundry site). Either way, they fit the bill perfectly for a casual but different sandal.
You can get them from the Chinese Laundry site.
It’s time for another pair of simple, summery and versatile heels. These peep toe sandals may not be the most outrageous or exciting, but they are the sort of shoes you can wear with everything.
Sometimes you just want simple, uncomplicated and useful shoes without all the designer or supertrend fanfare. Well, here they are.
If these were an outing, they’d be a few friends meeting in a chic cafe on a Saturday afternoon, rather than a wild night on the town, which isn’t to say you can’t wear these with your hot little black dress and make them work. It’s just the spirit of the thing, you know: all summery and girlie and stuff.
Anyway, you can get them from Next.
Comfortable heels, a neat t-bar design and, most importantly – purple!
Well, there is a review on the site from someone who’s bought these and it says they are more blue than purple. I’m guessing it might be a sort of indigo or blueish purple, which is still fine by me.
I’m a sucker for the t-bar look, I must say. Don’t ask me why but I just am. Coupled with the low heels these are pretty retro, which, if you read this blog regularly, you’ll know I’m also a sucker for. I must say the he price is pretty retro too, at 25UKP.
If spring ever comes, these are the shoes to greet it in. Roll on summer!
Oh yeah, they also come in black.
You can get these vegan t-bar retro sandals from Very.co.uk.
Well, it’s been a while since the last time I wrote about Olsen Haus shoes and their new spring line is out, so now I have an excuse to write about them again. So here we have a gorgeous pair of proper designer sandals – simple, classic and yet unique and exciting at the same time. I like that they make flat shoes too and that they are just as hot as their heeled shoes.
No wonder so many celebs wear their shoes – their designs are just so… slick and clean.
You can get these neat vegan sandals from Olsen Haus.
I am rather fond of silver shoes and these are totally cool. I love the red bits and the stitching effect is a really nice touch too. This is another shoe that could probably work with a deco look if you weren’t too fussed about being 100% authentic but just wanted to look stylishly cool.
These shoes are by Neuaura who are a 100% vegan shoe company. I want to really like their shoes, but I don’t always, because some of them, I find, don’t look that great up close (at least in pictures, I’ve never actually seen one in the flesh, I must disclose). These, however, look pretty cool. The shiny patent finish in the silver colour means they’ll get attention no matter what and everyone will be too blinded by their shiny, reflective light to think anything but happy thoughts about the whole experience.
You can get these at Vegan Chic.
Oooooh nautical! I’m a sucker for a nice nautical wedge and these vegan wedges are so extra cute with the red bow and the lovely back heel woven bit that looks like it’ll actually hold your foot in quite well. I’ve seen plenty of espadrille and espadrille wedges before but this is definitely a nice, unusual touch. Pretty pretty and great for spring if it ever comes. They’d be lovely with a 50s dress or, obviously, some kind of nautical themed outfit.
You can get these from Next.
Oh the weather outside is frightful… Actually, I escaped winter this year (ha!) and while it’s not exactly summery either, it’s warm enough for me to be dreaming of hot retro slingback starlet heels like these!
They’re oh so wonderfully girlie and sweet with the bows and two-tonedness. And is that a little heart-shaped background for the logo? Yes, they are by Rocket Dog and another fine example they are of why they are such a popular brand for both vegan shoe wearers and meat-eaters alike.
These are cute, sexy and kitten-heeled for instant comfort and style. Pure retro-chic glamour with a summery feel. Awww.
They’re also currently on sale at Schuh (maybe because it’s snowing outside?). They’re called Fray tea time.
Here we have some pretty insane shoes by Faith. These 3-toned slingbacks are, well… I’ll let you be the judge of that, as I’m sure opinions will be pretty evenly split on the love or hate scale. The skinny, high heel is a bit break-neck, but if you’d stuck a chunky heel on these they’d be straight out of the swinging shaggadelic 60s. Purple, silver and what appears to be psychedelic snakeskin, plus, let’s not forget the utterly crazy winged-sandals design, these are certainly in a class of their own.
My own personal jury is still out on these, but I thought I’d share them anyway because you definitely don’t see shoes like these every day, especially vegan ones. If these are the shoes for you, then you’re already sold.
You can get them on the Debenhams website.
