Forget Flip-Flops—Cool Girls in L.A. Just Named the Official Shoes of Summer 2026

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Addison Rae wearing a pink half
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Out in Los Angeles, every It girl, from Addison Rae to Devon Lee Carlson, is currently shopping at the Gimaguas pop-up. Just take a look at the comment section on the Spanish brand's Instagram, and you'll realize that everyone who isn't there is extremely jealous. There also seems to be a particular shoe style everyone has their eyes on.

Gimaguas is known for making the kind of breezy clothing you'd want to be photographed wearing in Spain. This, of course, is fitting since the brand was founded by twin sisters from Barcelona. Everything it makes just has a ethereal, cool feel to it. The brand's shoe selection is no different.

Addison Rae wearing Gimaguas wedge heeled sandals.

Addison Rae wearing Gimaguas wedge-heeled sandals

(Image credit: Courtesy of @gimaguas)

Devon Lee Carlson wearing Gimaguas wedge heeled sandals.

Devon Lee Carlson wearing Gimaguas wedge-heeled sandals

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A model looking at a lineup of Gimaguas shoes.

A model looking at a lineup of Gimaguas shoes

(Image credit: Courtesy of @gimaguas)

Both Carlson and Rae were wearing strappy wedge sandals, and the style is set to become one of the most popular shoe trends of the summer. They look like flip-flops with a manageable, easy-to-walk-in heel.

Gimaguas's take on the look is undeniably sexy, but it also feels fun. It's a clear throwback to the 2010s, when the silhouette was everywhere. It feels perfect for 2026, as it's basically 2016, according to the internet. Welcome back, wedges!

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Tara Gonzalez
Tara Gonzalez
Senior Fashion & Social Editor

Tara Gonzalez is a senior fashion and social editor at WhoWhatWear. where she is interested in exploring the intersection of fashion and culture and why we are drawn to wearing the things we wear and what that says about the world we live in. Previously she worked as a senior fashion editor at Harper's Bazaar. When she isn't writing trend deep dives for WWW, she's working on her newsletter on Substack, Cult Classic, which explores the very best fashion in film and television. She has a degree in creative writing from The University of Pennsylvania. She lives in Brooklyn with her boyfriend and pug Bjork, the later of which has a very extensive collection of dog-sized Sandy Liang sweaters.