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Quite possibly the biggest trend of Summer 08; the gladiator sandal has adorned the feet of both celebs and people on the street. The styles of this strappy shoe range from ankle-high to knee-high and flat to high-heeled. When I first saw this style I thought it was HIDEOUS. To me, a lot of the gladiator styles look kind of ridiculous, such as the knee-high caged sandal ( the photo above is a great example). I personally favor the ankle high style with more diagonal straps rather then the ridged horizontal lines. I really love these sandals in metallic colors as well ( the photo below is a pair that I recently purchased!). The high heeled versions are HOT too!

I remember the first time I saw someone on the street sporting the knee-high ones; my first thought “You are not Sparta, why are you wearing those?” Well since that day, I have seen 100’s of different styles of the gladiator sandal, both in shoes stores and on the feet of people I see walking around the mall or beach.

I have battled a love-hate relationship with these shoes. I actually own a couple pairs now. But I didn’t invest much money into them because I figure either they’ll go out of style or I’ll decide not to like them anymore, lol. What’s great is you can find inexpensive versions of the gladiator sandal if you know where to look. Mine were only about $25 to $30 each! But don’t get me wrong, some of the more expensive designer ones are pretty gorgeous so it may be worth the splurge!

Want a pair like these? Check these out:

In God We Trust Mogul Gladiator Flats

Modern Vintage Fernanda Gladiator

Intuition’s Matt Bernson Gladiator Sandal

Photo Credits:

Camillionaire’s Photostream

Urbanog

Posted by: Kyla