Sexy to Simple: Gray Sandals for Cool Summer Style

Saturated fuschias, poppy pinks and acidic aqueous dominate summer’s color scheme. But sometimes summer calls for styles that refresh the palette and lighten up your ensemble. The icy hue of gray can bring relief from loud and lavish colors that usually accompany these steamy months. Effortlessly elegant, embrace gray in a summery shoe to give neon a grown up touch or complete a crisp, cool minimalistic outfit.

Shades of Gray

From golden grieges to icy silvers, gray has undertones that make pairing it with other colors a little more complex. Warmer grays work best with gold jewelry, off whites and earthier tones like forest greens or rustic reds. A sophisticated greige sandal is ideal for dressing down a fancy frock for weekend wear. Silvery shades of this pale pigment pair better with brighter and bolder hues like yellow, orange or aqua. Cool down a hot neon summer dress with an icy silver sandal.

Sexy Snakeskin

Think gray can’t be sexy? Think again. For come-hither slip-ons in a subdued hue, try a pair in a desaturated snakeskin. Get seriously sultry in gladiator sandals with laces that snake up your legs. Paired with a black, high-slit skirt this look is as hot as the summer sun. Dress it up for an evening look with a coordinating crop top and punchy colored clutch. Relax the look for the daytime with a casual cotton tee.

Master Minimalism

Ditch the acidic hues for light airy neutrals and master minimalism for easy-breezy outfits that refresh your steamy summer staples. Bring interest to an understated color scheme when you choose pieces with unique silhouettes. A long waistcoat, crop top and short culottes in varying pale neutrals will be anything but basic. Punctuate your play on proportion in a gray platform sandal.

Beat the heat with summery shoes in a subtle shade of gray. Finish off any attire, be it neon or neutral, with a gray shoe that is ultra versatile.

Cool down in an icy hue for a summer shoe that shines.

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