The Best Black Sandals From Nordstrom, Period
Just in time for summer.
Searching for the best black sandals to pair with everything from dresses to pants to beachwear for the months ahead? Well, your search stops here. Your girl just spent hours scouring Nordstrom—because where else?—to find the only pairs worth considering for this spring and summer. From the superlative section, which includes best overall, best budget buy, best for comfort, and more to the honorable mentions, which capture everything I simply couldn't fit into one box, I've got all you need to see if you're in the market for a fresh pair of warm weather–ready footwear in the one colorless shade that truly goes with everything. Ready to get shopping? Just keep scrolling.
1. Best overall
If you're looking for something sleek and polished yet comfortable for everyday, this is it. While it was a close tie with the brand's classic Flat Sandal for me, I love the look of this pair with everything from pants to dresses to beachwear.
2. Best budget buy
3. Best investment
4. Best for comfort
5. Best heel
For those times flats won't do, look no further than the kitten-heeled thong sandals our readers (and Nordstrom reviewers) can't get enough of. They're the ultimate cool heel for summer 2026, and if black isn't your thing or you've got enough of that, they come in five other solid colors plus two new jelly iterations.
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Since starting as a fashion intern in 2013, Nicole Akhtarzad Eshaghpour has held several roles at Who What Wear. She is currently editor at large, and in her present work for the site, she focuses on a mélange of shopping content, including her new-arrivals and Trust Me—Buy This columns as well as her weekly Trust Me—Buy This newsletter. Her interest in shopping spans everything from decoding the best luxury investments to discovering on-the-rise brands to trend forecasting, affordable fashion, and more. She holds a business administration degree from USC's Marshall School of Business and has been based in New York since 2017, when she moved from her hometown of Beverly Hills.