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The best going-out shoes for summer aren’t rubber sandals. Nor are they boardwalk-strolling sneakers. They aren’t quiet wedges or basic pumps. Instead, they are unabashed, fancy, fussy, and very sexy gem-covered items. Think go-big-or-go-home strappy diamanté stilettos, plucked from an Italian disco. (For reference, peep the bejeweled footwear from the Rome-set film The Great Beauty.) Vogue Accessories Editor Madeline Fass explains it like this: “With summer comes basket bags and dainty mules. So much of hot-weather style is a girly and feminine vibe.”
Not for the faint of heart, the glitz-smeared heels are excessive, worthy of a fresh pedicure and a seize-the-night attitude. Don them with anything from an evening dress to a simple pair of boyfriend jeans. Options? For a hint of jewel, try a slinky heeled sandal with the straps dotted in rhinestones. Want to go all out? Just slather them on.
Here, shop the 13 best diamanté sandals to wear this summer.
