On the Topic of Sandals

So it's summertime now. Summertime means sandals. These look a lot like my current "main" pair, which are Italian & a super simple style. I've also a pair of close toed, open back muted light blue sandals - which I've had for a few years now...Blue...Go figure.

These also look a lot like my current pair, though the biggest thing about them which I don't care for is the clasp. I find it to be complicated & derailing to have to unbuckle & "rebuckle" & basically wear out the strap on that third hole from the end (or, whichever is most sensible for the wearer's foot). I'd rather have something to slip on & off.

I've also had bad experiences with this type as the front piece typically gnaws at the skin in between my toes & I've also had a bad experience with a backing like this because a had a young child, maybe toddler, maybe a little older, accidentally step on the back of it, therefore stretching the sandal's material & no longer equating it to the other foot, &, well, being too loose. It just didn't work anymore & I found myself shrugging it & donating that pair. (Though the pair I had may have had an elastic joiner between the sandal's main material & its base, which would've been what was stretched out - even if it was just a half inch or so of elastic on either side of each sandal.)

I'm not sure what I'd do with a pair like this, or where I'd wear them, though I'm sure the right generation sees a pair of sandals like this & instantly pictures the entire outfit they've ready to go & all their accessories (or from which friend to borrow them 😂).

These look super sporty. As if they're meant to support the wearer for a major event, providing loads of comfort, while also bringing on that summertime sandals experience to the max.

In my more recent life one thing I've learned for sure is to "never say never", though I've really no idea where or how I could possibly find myself interested in wearing a pair of sandals like this. They're opposite of simple, yet that's how I felt about rings on my fingers at one time & now rings on my fingers is how it is. {sigh} One just never really does know.

Here's one for all the shorter ladies 😂.  No really, it's a definite heel. If a gal's into wearing heels, even if she's not aiming much for the extra height, just the look & feel, & it's her style, then it's a good option & it is a simple style, yet has personality, so it can be a classy possibility.

 I imagine this sandal being worn while prancing or skipping her way through a field of high grass & white "blow a wish" dandelions like this wearing a spaghetti strap dress with a large, flowing skirt; most likely white, maybe a cream or similar muted shade.

Then there's this sandal. It's considered to be a moccasin sandal. It's the first sandal I ever had that I truly remember. And loved. Absolutely loved. They worked for everything. They were appropriate because they were so similar to an ordinary flat slip on. Close toed & they've a back. They're also a flat, which is all I wore at that time.

I wore that first pair out. They were raw from too much wear & all the tear. Ugh. I worked to replace them & never could get it right again. I bought a pair in my size. They turned out too big & my foot was falling out of them. I didn't get to enjoy them nearly enough. Next time around - the next season - I went for the next size down. They were smashing my feet. My toes were all red. I couldn't win. I digressed. I moved on. I experimented with other varieties. Though I'll always have a special fondness for that first pair which made me feel in fashion, in season, in style, in touch, & looking swell.

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