VIVEnt LES ESPADRILLES!

Many years ago, when men’s style standards began to relax into a coma, someone gave men the unfortunate idea that people wanted to see their exposed feet and toes out in public. Since then, those of us who don’t have a foot fetish have had to endure the gag-inducing scourge that is sandals and flip-flops worn outside of a beach-resort milieu.

It’s safe to say that few people in polite modern society want to look at a man’s bare feet, unless he’s next to a pool or working at the sandal salon at Bergdorf Goodman in ancient Rome. But that doesn’t mean there’s not an easy, elegant, slip-on solution for the casual summer stroller. Look no further than a pair of espadrilles.