It’s been said (backed by research!) that a person’s shoe can reveal a lot about their personality and attachment styles. What clues do your shoes reveal? The list of latest summer shoe trends might give you a leg up on how to put your best foot forward this season. 

Mix And Mesh

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Photo: @hoskelsa via Instagram

Photo: @hoskelsa via Instagram

Following the naked dress trend, naked shoes have become a viral phenomenon. This summer, watch Instagram discover the mesh beaded slippers your grandmother has donned for aeons. If you’re having trouble disassociating the flats with dear granny, Alaïa’s fishnet flats are a modernised take, while Bottega Veneta’s mesh square-toe sandals stun as their Barbie-fied cousins.

Alaïa Fishnet Patent Calfskin Strap Ballerina Flats

HK$6,150

Bottega

Bottega Veneta Stretch Square-toe Leather And Mesh Sandals

HK$8,500

Jimmy

Jimmy Choo Amita 45 Smoky Blue Fishnet Mesh And Nappa Slingback Pumps

HK$6,250

Prada

Prada Logo Plaque Point Toe Mesh Slingback Pumps

HK$8,950

Pīferi

Pīferi Tremaine mesh ballerina shoes

HK$3,491

Make A Pointe 

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Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com

Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com

Ballet flats are not going anywhere. In fact, designers have adapted them to the summer season with brighter and bolder iterations. Both Balenciaga and Simone Rohcha painting the typically soft-hued shoe in striking metallics, while Tod’s brings drama with the exaggerated Bubble Satin shoes that jeté off of their iconic Gommino styles.

Balenciaga

Balenciaga Anatomic Pump Metallic-leather Ballet Flats

HK$7,300

Simone

Simone Rocha Criss-Cross Ballerina Shoes

HK$6,879

Tod's

Tod’s Bubble Satin Ballerina Shoes

HK$4,900

Maison

Maison Margiela Tabi Ballerina Shoes

HK$7,470

Mansur

Mansur Gavriel Square Toe Ballerinas

HK$3,700

On The Wedge Of Glory

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Photo: @theattico via Instagram

Photo: @theattico via Instagram

Missing a bit of stability in life? Rest assured you can attain some semblance of it by riding on the wedged shoe comeback. The sturdy heels come in a plethora of styles – from PVC ones of sunset shades by The Attico, to futuristic reflective ones by Wandler – now you can strut into any occasion fashionably consoled.

bottega

Bottega Veneta Punta Pump

HK$8,100

GIANVITO

Gianvito Rossi Futura 95 Patent-leather And PVC Wedge Sandals

HK$6,500

https://www.net-a-porter.com/en-hk/shop/product/wandler/shoes/high-heel/gaia-mirrored-leather-wedge-mules.

Wandler Gaia Mirrored-leather Wedge Mules

HK$3,920

THE

The Attico Cheope dégradé PVC mules

HK$9,076

christian

Christian Louboutin Patent Leather Wedge Sandals

HK$7,100

Bring The Bling

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Photo: @tocestyle via Instagram

Photo: @tocestyle via Instagram

Crystals-embellished footwear are becoming a summer-favourite to elevate any outfit this season. Miu Miu adorns their entire ballerina flat with sizeable crystals while Gucci subtly spells out their logo with dainty ones. As it turns out, sunglasses are not only needed to beat the sun this summer, but also to deflect the reflected rays from all the bling on your shoes.

Magda Butrym Crystal-embellished Satin Ballet Flats

HK$8,635

GUCCI

GUCCI Demi Suede-trimmed Crystal-embellished Mesh Slingback Pumps

HK$9,800

Miu

Miu Miu Crystal-embellished Logo Ballerina Shoes

HK$14,400

jw

JW Anderson Crystal-embellished Leather Slippers

HK$4,282

VALENTINO

Valentino Garavani Toile Iconographe Ballerina With Crystals

HK$11,200

Puff Love

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Photo: Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway.com

Photo: Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway.com

Lo and behold, puffer jackets have reincarnated from winter’s past into puffer shoes this summer. Characterised by its exaggerated silhouette, Loewe’s lacquered foam pump boasts a chunky 90mm heel. Proenza Schouler’s Arc 100mm mules are the perfect padded slip-ons to bounce the night away.

Loewe

Loewe Comic Lacquered Foam Pump In Light Foam Rubber Shiny Red

HK$6,700

Ferragamo

Ferragamo Padded-design Platform Sandals

HK$16,500

Proenza

Proenza Schouler Arc 100mm mules

HK$6,300

Stella

Stella McCartney Air Slide Flatform Sandals

HK$5,681

Camper

Camper Kobarah Lime Unisex Sandals

HK$1,199