7 Chic Sandals For Summer If You’re Tired Of Being A Flip-Flop Pig Every Day
by The Candidly Team
We will admit we are not shoe people. We are more bag people. Shoes, for many years of our adult lives, were an afterthought.
Especially in the summer.
Shorts and a t-shirt? Flip flops.
A pretty summer dress? Flip flops.
Slacks and a nice shirt? We are ashamed to say….flip flops.
But we were going over photos and wondered why our outfits always looked, sort of, unfinished.
Yep. You guess it. We have all these cute clothes and then we just finish them off like some heathen with the most mindless shoe in all of existence.
And yet, we are not about to sacrifice comfort. That’s exactly why we wear flip flops in the first place. We’re at the age where if something hurts, squeezes, takes time to break in, we are deeply and profoundly NOT interested.
And so we started amassing a warm-weather sandal collection that included things that felt almost like elevated flip flops—still flat, still comfy, still easy, but with style, direction, and dare we say, edge?
So here’s the 7 pairs of sandals all of us behind the scenes of The Candidly have been loving as we depart our daily flip-flop pig era and usher in a new era of effortless, elevated chicness.
Let’s dive right in.
1. Nisolo huarache
These are hurtling us back to the 80s but in a chic, modernized way. They look particularly cute with long skirts and dresses, and there’s zero break-in time. We’re partial to the rose color that seems to go with everything in our closet, and we’ve been wearing them nearly every day.
And Nisolo was kind enough to give us a code to give to you for 20% off! Use CANDIDLY20.
Price: $138
2. Beek Pelican Leather Platform Sandal
Sometimes you just need a height boost while NOT wearing some horribly uncomfortable heel that pitches you forward and makes you daydream of the moment when you walk in the door of your house so you can fling them off your feet and slip onto the couch and sigh audibly. These are those sandals. We love them with cropped jeans, skirts, and any dresses were you normally feel like a short, fat, slut (name that reference!!) because they make your legs look a mile long. The leather is also pure butter.
Use the code CANDIDLY10 to get 10% off. Again, not sponsored, just nice.
Price: $280
3. Everlane crossover sandals
Another buttery leather option, this time flat as flat can be, and it might actually be the closest thing to a flip flop alternative. These are those “shove your feet into them with whatever you’re wearing and they’ll look good” sandals.
Price: $98
4. Dolce vita havan loafer mule
Ok. Here us out. We know this is a big swing. We’ve always loved a two-tone loafer look, but a fully enclosed shoe is a bit much in the hot months. But a MULE is an idea we can get behind. And these are insanely, insanely comfortable—the kind of shoe you slip on and feel as though it’s already had your foot inside of it hundreds of times. We love these with long, wide-leg, black pants, and a black top. Ditto all white. Just a pop of this mule peeking out under the pant hem suddenly turns your semi-boring clothes into an actual outfit. Yes. They’re not for everyone. But for the people who they are for? It will be a deep and abiding love.
Price: $125
5. M. Gemi The Matilde
We’ve crowed about this shoe countless times and for good reason. It’s basically like the chicest version of a Birkenstock imaginable, but 5 times more comfortable. The chunky quality means you look “cool” (whatever that means).
Price: $228
6. Birdies The kiwi
These are just fun. Aren’t they fun? These are the kind of shoes you wear when you’re dying for one of those 2-3 hour chips-and-guac-for-the-table catchup lunches with that one friend you don’t talk to everyday, but when you’re together it’s like time has never passed. It’s nearly impossible to be in a bad mood while wearing these shoes.
Price: $130
7. Ancient Greek Sandals Kansiz
Welp. We saved real banger for last. We can’t say it’s our favorite but we diiiiiiid write a whole article about them HERE. The shape is so elegant and lovely and you might look at those tiny straps and think BLISTER but you’d be wrong. Instantly comfortable, utterly trend-proof, and make anyone’s ankles look modelish in an instant. We don’t know how, but they do.
Price: $205
At The Candidly, we try a lot of stuff so you don’t have to. We only recommend things we truly love, and that we think you’ll love, too. All products are chosen independently by our creative team, and all details reflect the price and availability of products at the time of publication. If you buy something we link to, The Candidly may earn a commission.
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