I Was on a Summer-Shoe-Shopping Hiatus, But These 9 Pairs Brought Me Back

Being the diligent fashion person that I am, I already had a solid idea of the summer accessories I'd be splurging on ahead of the season. Strappy "naked" sandals topped the list, and of course, colorful mules and cushy platform flip-flops (made popular by The Row) undoubtedly had spots on there too. By June, I had ordered most of the styles on my to-buy list, and by the start of July, they were already in my closet. All that buying put some strain on my wallet, so I figured a self-imposed shopping hiatus was in order. That was until I scoped out the latest drop from our very own in-house collection. 

Launched this month, the newest crop of Who What Wear sandals is what I'd think would be a podiatrist's dream. Featuring foot-friendly details like a stacked sole or a low kitten heel, they're the type of cute summer shoes that make the fantasy of spontaneous long walks in the park a reality—no backup pair of sneakers required. Priced under $100, each style is pretty affordable, too. These reasons are precisely why my (very brief) shopping hiatus has been on temporary hold—but keeping it real here, it's totally worth it. Read ahead to check out all of the styles from the new drop.

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Indya Brown is a fashion editor, stylist, and writer living in Los Angeles. While going to school at Columbia University in New York City, she got her feet wet in the fashion industry interning at Elle magazine, Harper's Bazaar, and New York magazine's The Cut. After graduating in 2016, she joined The Cut as a fashion assistant, eventually working her way up to fashion editor. There, she worked on a multitude of projects, including styling inbook feature stories for New York magazine's print issue, writing and pitching market stories for The Cut, and serving as fashion lead for The Cut's branded content. While New York has been her home for over 10 years, she moved to Los Angeles in the midst of the pandemic in 2020 for a new chapter. Now she is a fashion market editor for Who What Wear, focusing on emerging designers, rising trends on and off the internet, interior design, and BIPOC creatives and brands. Aside from her duties as a fashion market editor, Brown is also a freelance stylist and writer, working on national print and video commercial campaigns for Sephora, The Independent, and Cadillac. Her bylines also include Harper's Bazaar, Vox, and The New York Times. But once the computer goes down and the emails turn off, she's likely eating her way through Koreatown, hunting down vintage furniture, scoping out new outrageous nail designs to try, or taking a hot cycling class.