Season's sandals.

This season, flip-flops are out and sandals are in. I used to be a flip-flop freak that I had about 10 pairs or more which I wore almost everyday. Until recently, I donated most of them and I'm left with about less than 5. I'm getting older I guess and I should avoid making them a staple item in my wardrobe, lol.

My idol and fashion guru, Rachel Zoe, has recently featured three perfect must-have sandals for this season: a wedge, a metallic, and a gladiator.



1) Wedge. You can wear either an espadrille, cork or wood stacked heel. Rachel loves them for their 70s flair. Left cork wedge is a dainty Dolce Vita ($115), right wedge is what I bought on sale at the Gap (mine came in black straps though) - for about $5, lol!



2) Metallic. A little shine would look great, especially on a sandal. Rachel says this trend is still going strong, so go for the silver or gold depending on your skin type. Left gold metallic sandal is Mars by Bernardo at $115. The one on the right is Belle by Sigerson Morrison at $225 - it's similar to what I recently bought at Zara (check out my photo, 2 posts later than this) which is a gold braided t-strap sandal. It cost almost P2,000 but it was worth it - it matched almost all outfits I wore.



3) Gladiator. I agree with Rachel - gladiators are amazing. They are a fun style and apparently wearable with almost anything. Aside from leather, try them also in exotics or patents. Left gladiator is Rome by Mia ($70) and right is by Chinese Laundry ($50). The sandal on the right is similar to Ilaya Couture's gladiator sandal in faux some-reptile skin which I bought for about P700. Mine came in bronze, but they have white and silver too. In fairness, their gladiators were selling like hot cakes!