There’s never been a greater selection of shoe styles than you’ll find available today!  From comfortable and casual shoes to elegant, dressy or exotic shoes, find the right style for the right fashions for you!  Popular shoe styles include:

ATHLETIC SHOES:  Designed for sport activities, athletic shoes have become popular for everyday use as people live more casual lifestyles.  You may not wear Adidas, Nike, Reebok or Puma sneakers to the office, but you might step out in them everywhere else.  Sneakers are not just for work outs anymore!

ATHLETIC-INSPIRED SHOES:  Athletic inspired shoes, like Diesel, Sketchers or K Swiss, borrow the style of athletic shoes but more for fashion than the function.  Colorful sporty looking shoes are very popular, spurred the vogue for the vintage look and comfort of sneakers for a better price.

BOOTS:  When designed for protection, boots such as DINGO cowboy boots, CAT work boots, hiking boots, Harley Davidson motorcycle boots, snow boots, and fishing boots may be made of rugged closely stitched material to prevent leakage and or metal plate toes for serious protection of the toes.  In style fashion boots for women, you’ll find all the styles you find in other women’s shoes, including platform-soled boots, pointed-toe boots, knee high and mid calf boots in all colors, textures and sizes!  For men, boots have moved from purely practical to highly stylish, with designers such as LUCCHESE creating ruggedly handsome cowboy boots in many exotic skins like ostrich, snake and more!

CLOGS:  Clogs have a rigid, sometimes wooden or solid sole.  Today’s clogs are a modern interpretation of factory workers shoes from the past.  They can have cork soles, rubber soles or plastic soles.  Leather upper clogs like Candies are widely popular now and come in open-back shoe styles (also known as mules), sling-back style, or closed back version.

MULES:  Mules, such as those for the office of today, are closed toe shoes that have an open back, and are available with heels of varying heights.  Mules come in a variety of styles, ranging from casual and sporty to dressy embellished with elegant beading, sequin, or jewelry decorations.  Mules typically look best when worn with slacks, pants or suits or for an evening with long skirts.

FLATS:  Women’s flats either have no heel to speak of, or have low, broad heels.  Flats are primarily designed for street wear, vacation wear, cruise wear and the beach – although recently more and more embellished flats and thong sandals are showing up with evening wear.  Flats such as Espadrilles and open-toed slip-ons go beautifully with loose, soft pants like palazzo and harem pants, as well as with shorts, mini skirts and jeans.

HEELS, PUMPS:   Heels feature closed or open toes and back, range from sexy stilettos to trendy peep toe. Pumps are a classic women’s low-cut shoe without ties or straps, with heels of varying heights and a closed back.  These can also be highly decorated or simple and plain ranging in every color under the sun.  Hollywood celebrities to singers and dancers all wear pumps.

LOAFERS, OXFORDS:  Women’s loafers, or comfort oxfords, are a classic shoe shape.  Men’s are of a similar shape.  First made by Native American Indians, they’re a moccasin-type of slip on shoe made of soft leather that can have rubber soles, or can be of a single piece of leather enclosing the foot with no outer sole which are great for boating.  Oxfords on the other hand, feature a lace up front.  Wear loafers or oxfords in casual and business settings and be perfectly stylish, especially in pants and long skirts.

PLATFORM SHOES, WEDGES:  Originally popularized in the 1940s and again in the 1970s, the height enhancing platform heel is also trendy today.  The platform shoe falls into two categories:  the wedge shoe, or wedges, where the entire bottom is one chunky piece; and the true platform shoe, where the sole and heel are separate but elevated.  You’ll find a dazzling array of fabrics, color choices, and heel heights to wear to the mall, the office, onto the dance floor, weddings and special occasions, and evenings out.  Models and celebs wear every color shape and size of these babies.

SANDALS:  Popular with both men and women, sandals are famous for their open-air style and give an exotic flair to dress and casual outfits from all over the world.  Sandals can be made of a wide variety of materials like rope, rubber, leather, or wood and can be highly decorated with rhinestones, beads, ribbons and pearls.  They typically feature a strap or straps that attach to the sole and wrap around or between the toes and/or heel, or a thong style which you slide your toes between.  You can wear sandals with any lightweight clothing and apparel, for activities ranging from sports to evenings out and dancing.  Many women select strappy sandals for formal occasions, bridal parties and evening wear.  You can find similar designer styles for less such as Manolo Blahnik, Vera Wang, Prada, J Lo, Sesto Meucci, Giorgio Armani, Kenneth Cole, Anne Klein, Franco Sarto, BCBG, Circka, Joan & David, Michael Kors, Nine West, DKNY, Capparos, Vaneli, Naturalizer, Stuart Weitzman, Coclico, Enzo Angiolini, Moschino, Spiga and Ralph Lauren to name a few.

MEN’S DRESS SHOES:    Suitable for formal occasions or business attire, men’s dress shoes are a staple in any man’s wardrobe. Styles range from loafers to monk straps, oxfords to slip-ons.  Many men have begun to understand what it takes to build a shoe wardrobe (collection) and are not shy about investing in a well-made pair from top-flight designers such as Prada and Ferragamo.

AS ALWAYS:  A note from Sandal Safari, please have fun and shop for the perfect shoe everywhere.  Don’t be shy about asking questions about the shoes or sandals you are going to spend your hard earned money on.  You should know the facts.  Good luck and happy hunting.

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