There is no in between when it comes to stitching on accessories: it either has to be totally discreet or obviously decorative. Miu Miu gets fanciful threading right on with this clay-taupe platform. I love the way it goes off a little bit: perfectly imperfect – note the sporadic vertical stitches. It gives the shoe the sense of careless freedom that I live by (in my mind, at least). In a crazier color, the erratic stitches would look juvenile.
In this easy-going neutral, you get all the versatile benefits of natural brown leather without any harshness against your summer palette. This is the type of sandal, such a basic platform style, you’ll end up wearing way more than you even imagined. At Saks Fifth Avenue for $450.
Pair with: Ashley Pittman’s naturalistic set of organic horn bangles contrast the sandals’ lightly rugged texture with a smooth, marbled finish. Ashley Pittman “Tan” Horn Bangle Set, $356.
