{"id":21719,"date":"2013-07-31T10:48:45","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T14:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=21719"},"modified":"2013-07-31T10:48:45","modified_gmt":"2013-07-31T14:48:45","slug":"three-lovely-ladies-in-thongs-thong-sandals-that-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/three-lovely-ladies-in-thongs-thong-sandals-that-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Lovely Ladies in Thongs (Thong Sandals, That Is)"},"content":{"rendered":"

In June<\/a>, I saw lots of wimmins in Paris wearing flat, leather, thong sandals everywhere … even though it was raining and the high temperature was in the low 60s. (I was wearing a trench coat and boots.) I thought, “Damn, these ladies are so excited to wear these sandals they’re risking frostbite!” That interested me, so I kept my eyes on the ground when I came home to New York and noticed a lot more sex-ay leather thongs and (thankfully) a lot fewer ugly rubber flip flops than in the past. One difference between New York and Paris: here, women were wearing the look in the heat, rather than during a cold snap. New Yorkers are so practical!<\/p>\n

I hoped to do one of my Huffington Post trend stories<\/a> on the sandals, but I didn’t get enough photo contributions after a couple of weeks<\/a>, so I’m moving on.\u00a0 But first, I do want to share the outfit photos of the bloggers who were kind enough to send them in.<\/p>\n

Here is Khadijah Red of Fab Finds in a Beat<\/a>. She says, “My sandals are from Call It Spring<\/a> and they are my favorite pair of jeweled sandals and highly comfortable. The gold link chains add a super-cute detail to dress up any outfit. These sandals are also versatile enough to wear with skinny jeans, skirts or dresses.”<\/p>\n

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Khadijah Red<\/p><\/div>\n

I like the way Khadijah is wearing a head wrap and a denim vest, yet looks as cool as a cucumber (but not as cool as a cucumber in the chilly Paris rain.)<\/p>\n

Laura of STYLE, SHE WROTE<\/a> is wearing what she described as “Sam Edelman’s ubiquitous Gigi sandals in gold ‘crocodile’ leather” in her photo.<\/p>\n

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Laura<\/p><\/div>\n

Laura says, “I love these sandals because they work well with most everything in my summer wardrobe — from hot shorts to midi skirts —\u00a0and are incredibly comfortable.”<\/p>\n

Finally, Vika of Viki Talks<\/a> found some rubber thongs that, unlike most rubber flip flops, don’t look like they belong in the shower.<\/p>\n

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Vika<\/p><\/div>\n

She says that her “amazingly comfortable” sandals are from “Primark — those are cheap ones but as good as those expensive!”<\/p>\n

Well, I guess that answers my question of whether shoes with no support can be comfortable. All three thong wearers agree. Podiatrist warnings be damned<\/a>! If you’re looking for new thongs, check out the bejeweled sandals recommended by the Wall Street Journal here<\/a>. (If the direct link doesn’t work, you should be able to get in the “side door” by using Poodle<\/a> to search for “WSJ jeweled sandals.”) Don’t worry — you still have plenty of time to wear them. I know people are saying, “Summer is almost over!”, but, as the ever-practical MrB likes to point out, there’s really about a month and a half left to go.<\/p>\n

However, if you’re seriously done with summer and are already on to fall, shoe-wise, Dayna Ziegler, vice president of shoes for Saks Fifth Avenue<\/a>, says she is excited for the “fashionable mid-heel styles. Long considered a more career option for a typically older customer, mid-heels have emerged as this season\u2019s must-have fashion shoe.” Surprised? Remember what Valerie Steele,\u00a0the director and chief curator of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, said in my last Huffington Post story<\/a>:\u00a0 “When you reach the maximum of whatever it is, the height of your mini or the height of your heel, the pendulum will swing and it will move to something else.” I guess we’ve reached the height of sex-ay, so this autumn is going to be all about the older-business-lady look. In other words, exactly what I tried to avoid during my years in the corporate world. Hmmm. I’m sure we’ll all find some way to make it look good!<\/p>\n

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In June, I saw lots of wimmins in Paris wearing flat, leather, thong sandals everywhere … even though it was raining and the high temperature was in the low 60s. (I was wearing a trench coat and boots.) I thought, “Damn, these ladies are so excited to wear these sandals they’re risking frostbite!” That interested…<\/p>\n

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