My Last 5 Purchases Were Shoes, and These Pairs Sent Me Into a Frenzy

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More than any other fashion piece, shoes consistently top my shopping list. That means I always have my eye on what fashion people are currently adding to their closets as well as what's dropping in the new-arrivals sections. Whether I'm investing in shoes that I'll be able to wear over and over again or special styles that are really pieces of art, I feel like great shoes are a worthy purchase. So which ones are on my radar right now?

From big summer trends like ballet-inspired flats and thong-style heeled boots (including an affordable version of Miu Miu's internet-famous pair) to cool takes on vacation staples like espadrilles and leather slides to the biggest It shoes of the season, these are the new shoe styles that are catching my eye. Here, see my edit of the 29 best new summer shoe arrivals to shop now—including a $50 pair of mesh flats that are too good to pass up.

Fashion Market Editor

Indya Brown is a fashion editor, stylist, and writer living in Los Angeles. While going to school at Columbia University in New York City, she got her feet wet in the fashion industry interning at Elle magazine, Harper's Bazaar, and New York magazine's The Cut. After graduating in 2016, she joined The Cut as a fashion assistant, eventually working her way up to fashion editor. There, she worked on a multitude of projects, including styling inbook feature stories for New York magazine's print issue, writing and pitching market stories for The Cut, and serving as fashion lead for The Cut's branded content. While New York has been her home for over 10 years, she moved to Los Angeles in the midst of the pandemic in 2020 for a new chapter. Now she is a fashion market editor for Who What Wear, focusing on emerging designers, rising trends on and off the internet, interior design, and BIPOC creatives and brands. Aside from her duties as a fashion market editor, Brown is also a freelance stylist and writer, working on national print and video commercial campaigns for Sephora, The Independent, and Cadillac. Her bylines also include Harper's Bazaar, Vox, and The New York Times. But once the computer goes down and the emails turn off, she's likely eating her way through Koreatown, hunting down vintage furniture, scoping out new outrageous nail designs to try, or taking a hot cycling class.