Gone Fishing

Fisherman sandals are back in a big way this season

Hello, Gorgeous!

Even if you skip most trendy styles, it’s nearly impossible to completely avoid Fisherman sandals which are popping up everywhere.

I chose a few pairs I thought you might like, but first a short history of fisherman sandals.

What are fisherman sandals?

Fisherman sandals were created thousands of years ago for Mediterranean fisherman in need of functional footwear.

Early iterations of fisherman sandals were most often made of heavy strips of interwoven pieces and sewn onto a thick sole meant to withstand water or rocks. To keep toes safe from fish hook mishaps and other potential danger, there was a strip of leather over the big toe.

Also known as Roman sandals, Greek sandals and Jesus sandals, fisherman sandals were most often worn by men. Something shifted in the 1960s when women on vacation started discovering this style along with espadrilles. Huaraches (the Mexican version were wildly popular in the late ‘80s) started showing up on women’s feet as well. And that leads…