These Are *the* Pretty Summer Shoes Every Fashion Person Is Scrambling to Get Their Hands On

Actually groundbreaking.

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When the French shoe brand Carel posted a photo of its Acai Sandals on Instagram, I was mesmerized. The green sandals have straps that look like the stems of a flower and a pink floral blossom at the tip. Before I could even snatch up a pair, they were sold out.

Carel Acai Sandals.

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Thankfully, similar pairs have been popping up everywhere since Jonathan Anderson put lily heels on the Dior runway for the floral-themed fall/winter 2026 runway show set at the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris. But the trend doesn't feel that astonishing. Who doesn't want to look down at their toes and see a lily, a tulip, or a rose looking back at them?

It's also a reminder that even the cliché can feel new. Florals haven't been groundbreaking in a long time, but large floral embellishments on heels and flats feel different, and I guarantee all of the chicest women are currently packing a pair for vacation right now. They are the perfect way to add a fresh touch to an outfit. Who needs a cherry on top when you could have a blossom instead?

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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.