These 5 Shoe Trends at Nordstrom Are So Chic They Might Just Become Your New Personality

Be prepared to stare at your feet all day.

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fashion collage featuring five style influencers wearing chic shoe trends for spring 2026 including Adidas sneakers, V-cut flats, jelly shoes, slingback heels, and heeled flip-flop sandals
(Image credit: @kimturkington_; @deborabrosa; @courtneygrow; @fredricae; @nnennaechem)
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If you're anything like me, you often plan your outfits around your chosen shoes for the day. For that very reason, shoes hold such importance in my closet every season. They are the backbone of my looks so to speak, so I always keep them top of mind when doing both personal and professional shopping deep-dives. With spring and summer 2026 in mind, I recently took note of the latest shoe trends to see what my closet might be missing. I then promptly hit up Nordstrom, thanks to their endless selection of chic shoes, to see what standouts would catch my eye.

I ended up narrowing it down to five particular trending shoe styles, ranging from classic-leaning slingback heels and flats to more fashion-forward picks like flip-flops and jelly shoes. I made sure to curate a nice selection for each style and included some visual outfit inspiration for each. Keep scrolling to check out the chic shoe trends that will bring compliments and have you staring at your feet all day long.

Adidas Sneakers

British style influencer Kim Turkington poses on a London street wearing a tan suede jacket, a plaid shirt tied around her waist, cuffed jeans, and Adidas Tokyo sneakers

(Image credit: @kimturkington_)

Flip-Flops

style influencer Nnenna Echem poses wearing a trench coat, white top, cord necklace, black capri pants, and black flip-flop kitten heels

(Image credit: @nnennaechem)

Jelly Styles

Influencer Courtney Grow walking in NYC wearing an oversize blazer, white tee, white cotton shorts, and The Row blue jelly flats

(Image credit: @courtneygrow)

V-Cut Flats

style influencer Debora Rosa wearing a long trench coat, white button-down shirt, cuffed white pants, and black V-cut ballet flats

(Image credit: @deborabrosa)

Slingback Kitten Heels

Swedish style influencer Fredrica Eriksson crosses the street wearing a white button-down shirt, small black pouch bag, black belt, straight-leg jeans, and black pointed-toe slingback heels

(Image credit: @fredricae)
Jennifer Camp Forbes
Jennifer Camp Forbes
Senior Shopping Editor

Jennifer Camp Forbes is a senior shopping editor at Who What Wear, where she has worked in a variety of capacities including creative director and various editor roles. She’s a well-known shopping expert that’s sought out for advice and insight on the latest trends, outfit ideas, and fashion picks thanks to her thoughtful shopping roundups. Jennifer's lifelong interest in fashion led her to intern at Harper’s Bazaar as an undergraduate. Later, while working towards her masters degree in psychological counseling at Columbia University, she founded two digital fashion publications: Le Fashion and Olsens Anonymous. The popularity of both sites grew and after graduation she decided put her plans to become a therapist aside to pursue a career in fashion.