The summer style, now in 2011, is what I describe as the "gladiator sandal." I have just looked it up, and it turns out everybody calls it the gladiator sandal. What else would you call it? It is a flat sandal, with leather straps across the front, and then a very thick band of leather going around and up the ankle. It looks something like a boot-sandal. And oh, it's horrible. I mean, if it's in style in the US, too, and you are wearing a gladiator sandal as you read this, then I'm sure it looks fabulous on you. The one you've chosen is darling. It's the ones in Croatia that are hideous.
Here: examples of gladiator sandals, found online, not actually in Croatia:
Frankly, for a country so clearly shoe obsessed, I feel like they have managed to find some particularly ugly stuff. And this from a woman who believes very dearly in function over form. With my shin splints and my achilles heel (which really is my achilles heel), I would say that my taste in comfy shoes is almost lesbian, except that would be doing a huge disservice to my lesbian friends, all of whom have fancier shoes than I do. Yet even I recognize that the shoes here are not only ugly, they are also not good for one's feet. It's a real double whammy.
And if they're not wearing this year's gladiator sandals, they're wearing that perennial standby: I groan inwardly every time I see a family walking along, the dad and kids in shorts and T-shirts and casual summer sandals, and the mother in a stretchy, nylon outfit tottering on 4 inch heels. Let me tell you, I groan inwardly a lot. It incites an inner angry feminist I didn't realize I had (yes, of course she's wearing comfy shoes). And yes, it's possible the stilleto-wearers could be tourists, but I'll tell you this: they're not American tourists.
Here: my shoes. Sensible. Perfect for traveling in hot weather.
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