I love this peep-toe, cut-out, knotty vamp thing on flats the designers seem to have going on these days. It’s a breezy design that nevertheless offers plenty of converage and opportunity for visual interest. These Donald J. Pliner slingbacks play with metallic greens (’kiwi’ and ‘cactus’ shades, respectively) to give us a fresh, subdued but resplendent sandal:

Donald Pliner

In the same vein, but hitting a much softer note, are these pretty Alejandro Ingelmo crisscross d’Orsays:

Alejandro Ingelmo

…which nevertheless retain the metallic accent in the gold piping, but contrast it with this fresh suede.

Given that one is $215 and the other $375, I’ll probably wait for these babies to come down in price a bit before I fully enjoy this trend. Oh well!