After two years of slippers and trainers, 2022 offers the chance for some head-to-toe badass swagger

In the days ahead the fashionable will be swapping their trainers for sandals but this year the exposure of toes will mean not only the need for a pedicure but also an appetite for heights. Why? Because platform sandals are set to be the shoe of the summer.

They have appeared on the catwalk at brands like Versace, Rejina Pyo, Valentino and Jacquemus. Kendall Jenner, Dua Lipa and Bella Hadid have endorsed the trend. And it’s starting to show in shopping habits. In April, Klarna revealed that searches for platform sandals were up 69% in the last six months.

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