Sandals Take You Feet First Into Summer

Go feet first with sandals this summer.  Get into the summer vibe with a lovely pair of new sandals at Macy's.

LA Cloud Sandal

Featuring form-fitting elastic straps, the new LA Cloud Sandal offers all-day style, support, and breathability.  

Color Wave of Sandals

Neiman Marcus can help you bring on vibrant sandals.

THE ABELA SLIPPER

Make your life easier with slippers that double as sandals. Wear them inside the house while lounging on the couch and then go outside to get your favorite snacks.

Ripa After Sport Sandals

Made of all-natural sheepskin and durable EVA rubber, the Ripa Himalayan shearling shoes provide the ultimate in comfort when it comes to sports footwear and sheepskin slippers. Ripa Sport Sandal's innovative design combines the convenience of a flip-flop, the comfort of a shearling slipper and the traction of athletic footwear. 

It's a great sports footwear option for anyone with an active lifestyle. Ripa Sport Sandals can be used as athletic sandals to warm your feet, after a day of surfing, swimming or skiing! 

Even if you did not spend your day with sport activities, their comfort and style are perfect for running errands or simply walking around campus. 

They can also be worn as sheepskin slippers with the added benefit of slip-resistant soles to wear around the house. Since these shearling athletic sandals come in a variety of colors, you can choose the color that best suits your style. No matter what, Ripa Sport Sandals offer you luxurious comfort wherever you go!   Tired of wearing your sneakers, cleats, hiking boots, or other types of shoes, it is time to slip into after sport shoes with comfort and style.

Learn more about Ripa sandals and shoes at https://ripawear.com

At Ripa Wear, they are dedicated to designing and delivering ultra comfortable sandals for all seasons, with style so that they can be worn for any occasion! Their patented designs always combines cushioned foot beds supported by traction, non-marking soles.

You may want to read about women's after sport shoes here on Apparel Search.

Festival Ready Footwear

The summer countdown is here.  Long days, warm nights, and possibly a bit of salty skin.  These sandals from UGG will take you through your favorite summer 2017 memories.  Wear them around the house, to the beach or on a music festival adventure.  Explore until your heart is content.  Travel in comfort and style in your new pair of Laddie sandals.  This ankle-wrap sandal strikes a winning balance between athleisure and just plain leisure. Thick leather sandals keep feet nice and stable while a high-performance contrast outsole handles the traction and durability.  Model: 1015669

Are you ready for the festival fashion season?  These shoes would certainly put you on the right track.  The festival fashion season is nearly upon us.  Make sure you have the proper shoes for your journey.

This high-performance contrast outsole handles the traction and durability for your next fashion & music festival adventure.

If you are planning on wearing sandals to a summer time festival, please don't forget to use suntan lotion on the tops of your feet.  The last thing you want after a day in the sun is sun burned feet.  Make sure to toss a few summer time essentials (such as sun block) into your handbag.  We assume you will be toting along some sort of trendy bag to your next festival.

Fur Sandals for Spring 2017

Women's Royale is the it sandal from UGG for Spring 2017.

Model: 1018875

This Toscana fur sandal comes in several different color options.  Baby blue is pictured above.

Below are a few of the color options (only a few of them).

The “It” sandal of the season, this slide features silky Toscana fur and soft wool lining for a luxurious and glamorous statement. Team with culottes and a turtleneck sweater for a glossy, editorial look.

Shop for the Royale Fur Sandals at UGG.

By the way, in case you are not familiar, Toscana is a variety of lambskin usually characterized by a suede finish on the exterior and long fur (about 1 inch) on the interior of the pelt. 

Summer Sandals 2016

Do you have your summer sandals picked out for 2016?  These flips are essential for your upcoming pedicures and beach days. 

Yes, those beauties are from UGG Australia.  Be prepared with stylish sandals featuring the walk-all-day comfort of Imprint by UGG™.

If you are interested, you can shop for summer shoes at UGG.

Teva Spring 2016 Artist Series Collection

The iconic Teva sandal silhouette becomes the newest canvas for three visionary designers

Teva^® (a division of Deckers Brands) is celebrating the true spirit of creative expression with the launch of their spring 2016 Artist Series collection. These new styles, available for both men and women, bring the diverse craft and artistic expertise from graphic designer Emily Hoy, textile artist Leah Duncan, and multi-disciplinary creators Jolby & Friends, to their newest canvas, the Original Universal sandal. Featuring limited edition webbing and an innovative creative process, the spring 2016 Artist Series collection is available at Teva.com for $60.

"By working with three artists who both embody and were inspired by the Teva ethos, we are continuing to honor the expressive minds that bring product to life through visionary design," explained Erika Gabrielli, Marketing Director at Teva. "With this third iteration of the Artist Series collection, we demonstrate our long-standing belief that living life on your own terms is an adventure category of its own, and that true artistic creativity can be found in the most unexpected places."

This collection will also support the artistic growth of the next generation of creators by donating 10% of the retail price for all Artist Series sandals sold on Teva.com to P.S. ARTS for one year, April 19, 2016 to April 19, 2017, with a maximum guaranteed donation of $25,000. P.S. ARTS' mission is to improve children's lives by providing arts education to underserved public school and communities.

Emily HoyWith a lot of her early life lived in the rural Ohio outdoors, Teva sandals came into regular play on Hoy's canoe journeys down the Mohican River. Inspired by the "bead like" nature of the template of oval circles forming Teva sandal webbing, Hoy began her own design by looking at traditional Native American shapes and patterns. Hoy pays tribute to Mother Nature and encourages wearers to appreciate the natural beauty in the land that they explore in their Teva sandals.

"This [partnership] was like a collaboration with myself and the elements that [fell] in front of me," said Hoy, "I tried different versions over and over, it felt like playing Tetris with all [the] palettes and combinations— applying math to art, while guiding color and shape through my hands."

Leah Duncan As an Austin-based textile artist, Leah Duncan drew on the desert as the living experience that inspired her work. The process of translating a hand drawn design to the gridded layout of webbing on a Teva sandal was different than the usual soft and delicate output of her fabric collaborations. Duncan was inspired by the cacti that she passed on regular hikes to swimming holes, in her neighborhood, and along Austin's greenbelt. 

"I think for all creative types, our work is a direct reflection of who we are," said Duncan when looking back on the creative process for her Artist Series design, "Every time I [created] a new pattern or illustration it [was] like sharing a small aspect of my life. [This] process with Teva gave my work a bit of an edge that it doesn't normally have with more rigid geometric shapes."

Jolby & FriendsFounded by super duo Josh Kenyon and Colby Nichols, Portland, Oregon design studio Jolby & Friends meshes the repetition of pattern with expression of texture and line. In this series, Jolby & Friends looked at the streets, people and sounds around them, with the goal of expressing a city through the webbing pattern on the Teva sandals.

"A huge canvas is easy," said Kenyon when reflecting on the Jolby & Friends Artist Series design, "We loved the challenge of telling a visual story on a thin strip of material. It encouraged us to explore different patterns, and not to settle on something that we just knew how to do."

For additional details on Teva and the spring 2016 Teva Artist Series collection, please visit: Teva.com/Artist-Series.

About Teva^®  Pioneered in 1984, Teva stands for freedom in footwear. Teva believes that how you choose to live is the ultimate form of personal expression and our products are crafted to be accessible, versatile and a celebration of the independent spirit. Creator of the original sport sandal over three decades ago, Teva products are now sold in over 40 countries worldwide. For more information on Teva, a division of Deckers Brands, please visit www.teva.com or follow @Teva.

About Deckers BrandsDeckers Brands is a global leader in designing, marketing and distributing innovative footwear, apparel and accessories developed for both everyday casual lifestyle use and high performance activities. The Company's portfolio of brands includes UGG^®, Teva^®, Sanuk^®, Ahnu^® and HOKA ONE ONE^®. Deckers Brands products are sold in more than 50 countries and territories through select department and specialty stores, 142 Company-owned and operated retail stores, and select online stores, including Company-owned websites. Deckers Brands has a 40-year history of building niche footwear brands into lifestyle market leaders attracting millions of loyal consumers globally. For more information, please visit www.deckers.com.

About P.S. ARTSP.S. ARTS' mission is to improve the lives of children by providing arts education to underserved public schools and communities. It is the only organization in Southern and Central California that provides yearlong arts education in dance, music, theater, and/or visual arts to every child in a school during the regular school day. P.S. ARTS serves 25,000 students each week in 60 public schools and 15 partner school districts. Learn more at www.psarts.org

Malibu Sandals Womens SS2016 Collection

Malibu Sandals strive to create the world’s most comfortable and stylish modern huarache sandals by revealing their new Women’s line. Six styles in various color combinations have been designed to bridge old world craftsmanship with a modernized design. The contemporary, yet culturally rich style of the Huarache sandal creates a unique design that integrates fashion and utility. 

Malibu’s handmade sandals, approved by PETA, are made of PU synthetic ‘leather’ and nylon, with a water-based glue. Malibu’s decision to avoid working with any animal by-product is consistent with their support of the California Wildlife Center and their mission to “Be Kind to Animals. Don’t Wear Them.” Malibu is dedicated to the cause and will donate 1% of net proceeds to help with CWC’s cause.

Features Include:

Comfortable cushioned three piece outsole 
Classic hand-woven strap design 
Vegan-Leather Upper 
100% water friendly materials 
Signature M-Grip outsole 
Anatomically correct ultra-soft foot bed 
Authorized PETA Vegan Badge 
MSRP: Starting at $79.95 

Click below footwear images to enlarge.

About Malibu Sandals: Malibu’s mission is simple: create the most comfortable, stylish and modern huarache sandals on the planet. Malibu celebrates the local-coastal Southern California lifestyle that has inspired the brand's aesthetic. A non-negotiable aspect of manufacturing is to simply use cruelty-free materials.

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Rockport Sandal Sale May 2015

Summer sandals are now available at Rockport. For a limited time, take an extra 25% off sandals for both men and women.

Men's Selection
25% Off Men's Summer Sandals at Rockport.com for a Limited Time! 

Extra 25% Off Men's XCS Urban Gear Sandal Sport 2 Strap - Originally $90 Now Only $67.50

Extra 25% Off Men's XCS Urban Gear Sport Fisherman Sandal - Originally $90 Now Only $67.50 

Women's Selection
25% Off Women's Summer Sandals at Rockport.com for a Limited Time! 

Extra 25% Off Women's Total Motion Stone Anklestrap Wedge - Originally $110 Now Only $82.50

Extra 25% Off Women's Garden Court Perf T Strap Sandal - Originally $110 Now Only $82.50

Learn more about Rockport.

Rockport is your online destination for comfortable shoes in the latest styles. For 40 years, Rockport continues to make style comfortable for metropolitan professionals around the world. Today, our philosophy is simple: Walkability. We are about making the most walkable shoes in the industry. Our shoes deliver on their promise to make style comfortable and enable metropolitan professionals to look good longer. Besides selling the latest styles of men's and women's shoes, Rockport also has a great selection of handbags and accessories.

Visit the Rockport site for more information about which styles are on sale.

Teva DIY Customized Sandals

Teva®, a division of Deckers Brands, NYSE: DECK, is kicking off a series of DIY events at select retailers across the country, marrying the popularity of do-it-yourself crafting with the season's hottest footwear styles.

Just in time for summer, five retail partners will host one-day gatherings for Teva fans to customize their favorite Teva sandals for the ultimate expression of freedom.

Teva DIY Event Schedule

May 9, 2015

11am – 4pm 

 Seattle    

 Market Street Shoes – 2232 NW Market Street

May 16  

 11am – 4pm 

 Seattle        

 Nordstrom – 100 Bellevue Square

May 23    

 11am – 4pm      

 San Francisco

 Shoe Biz – 3810 24th Street

May 30 

 1pm – 6pm 

 Los Angeles   

 Sportie LA – 7753 Melrose Avenue

June 11   

 12pm – 9pm   

 New York City    

 Lord & Taylor – 424 5th Avenue

Participation is free with sandal purchase, as are all the crafting tools and materials, and a local design-and-style influencer will be on hand to offer guidance and inspiration.  For additional event information, go to www.teva.com/diy for details.

Learn more about the DIY Teva Sandals project.

Customers will have the chance to purchase the latest spring 2015 styles at the DIY events including the Original collection and the new Flatform.  Both Market Street Shoes and Shoe Biz will be donating a percentage of the proceeds from the DIY sandals to non-profit organizations in their local communities.

If you are a fashionista that enjoys a good DIY project, you may want to stop by one of these events.  When you complete your do it yourself sandals, you are welcome to share photos with Apparel Search on our social media.  You can find our communities at www.google.com/+apparelsearch or visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/apparelsearch

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No-Slip Sandal from Rhea Footwear

Premium Sandals with Traction? Yes Please!  The Kickstarter for the world's first no-slip sandal is live.

Rhea Footwear designs shoes combined with a unique technology. Los Angeles-based company Rhea Footwear is integrating its patented and highest-rated non-slip outsole technology with the sleekness of a sandal. Rhea is launching its sandal collections, because sandals are one of the leading types of footwear that cause slip and fall accidents around the pool, boats, showers, and many other places. The technology works by a combination of a patented microtread pattern and a special rubber compound. 1)The microtread pattern removes liquids by channeling them outside, providing maximum floor-to-outsole contact. 2)The key to this high traction is our special rubber compound, which grips the surface even stronger under slippery situations. By trimming the outsole, providing many vibrant outsole colors, and a beautiful overall design, anyone can wear it during this spring and summer and stay safe with our technology. By effectively cutting out the middlemen, Rhea is providing them at a special price on Kickstarter.

Rhea Footwear launched its first Kickstarter campaign for its classic line last year and raised over $30,000 in 30 days. They now have experience in selling four million pairs of shoes per year through a related party.  

After only a week of being on Kickstarter, here are a few quick updates: 

- The Rhea Sandal Kickstarter is already 70 percent funded 
- Rhea Sandals are a "Kickstarter Staff Pick"
- The Kickstarter campaign has been ranked #2 in [Buzzfeed's crowdfunding campaign] (http://www.buzzfeed.com/jaquelinek/10-new-crowdfunding-campaigns-that-rock-april-16-1exsl#.ci7WnyADx)

BC Footwear Collaboration with ban.do

BC Footwear is releasing two new styles in collaboration with ban.do, a Los Angeles-based design house specializing in stylish gifts and accessories. Featuring a foot bed sandal and a lace up style, the collection will be available in April 2015.

Known for adding its laidback edge to the latest in footwear trends, BC Footwear initially approached ban.do in 2014 with the idea of collaborating on a shoe collection. A cult favorite of celebrities and consumers for their playful take on tech and hair accessories, ban.do was thrilled with the idea to add their innovative designs to the BC label.

"There could not be a more perfect shoe company for us to pair up with than BC. Our brands are so aligned! Both born in California, we have a similar aesthetic, personality, and lifestyle. This collaboration is filled with all our favorite things: bright colors, cute patterns, and fun!" said ban.do.

Inspired by all things fun with the theme "Put On Your Dancing Shoes," consumers will recognize BC Footwear's unique designs wrapped in bold colors and two of ban.do's signature prints - the Supercute Hearts pattern and a ticket stripe motif.

"The shoes we've created with the team at ban.do immediately make you smile, which we love. Every girl wants to express her fun side, and we have provided her with a quick and easy way to do that," said Sari Ratsula, Queen Bee/President of BC Footwear. She adds, "Ultimately, we are two brands that make very different products, but we serve the same customer. We saw this collaboration as an opportunity to create something that will really blow her away."

The Hip Hip Hooray sandal is available in black/white, aqua/gold, or pink/gold, and retails for $60. The lace up Unicorn shoe is available in light pink stripe, red hearts, or silver metallic, and retails for $70.

The BC Footwear x ban.do collection will be available beginning in April 2015 at bcfootwear.com, Nordstrom, Zappos.com, ShopRuche.com, and a variety of other independent retailers.

About BC Footwear:

Embodying a laid back attitude they've titled "West Coast Cool," BC Footwear transforms classic silhouettes into fresh, eclectic statement pieces. Their shoes are designed for a girl who's unconcerned with "it" brands or trends, but prefers to craft a look that's radically different, spontaneous and unpredictable. The BC girl pulls inspiration from the colorful world around her, pairing vintage with modern, high-fashion with handmade, and global influences with local street style. BC Footwear is available at better department stores, specialty chains, and boutiques.

About ban.do:

ban.do is a Los Angeles-based design house specializing in gifts and accessories that really pack one heck of a stylish punch. In 2008, founder and creative director Jen Gotch began making one-of-a-kind headbands out of her living room. Now ban.do's wide range of accessories has been featured in countless magazines, seen on tons of celebrities, and can be found in stores worldwide. The brand is inspired by all things fun: disco balls, confetti cannons and fizzy cocktails. Don't be surprised to find a collection full of bright colors, irreverent patterns, and lots of sparkle.

Introducing Sugar Shoes

Sugar is recognized for its youthful brand image of sweet, sassy and sporty contemporary footwear and cosmetics.

Sugar cosmetics will excite you with beautiful bronzers, lip gloss that taste like sugar and bold color eye shadows and liners.

The sugar shoes collection features girly, contemporary footwear for those that love a little whimsy and love to show off their own, unique, individual style. Expect casual, fun styles in an array of vintage prints and materials each equipped with a touch of humor and spunk keeping the brand fresh and delightfully unpredictable.

Don't be fooled by the namesake, sugar is equally as feisty as she is sweet, made apparent by the well known logo, the wink girl, whose sassy attitude brings a fun familiarity to the girls who have grown up with her.

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