A ghillie tie is a tongueless shoe that is held in place by a series of laces that tie on the top of the foot and around the ankle. Traditionally, ghillie brogues had loops or holes poked into the leather, rather than eyelets. Ghillie brogues look like spectator shoes that have had their tongues ripped out, but the modern take on this traditional shoe can be seen here. Caged, gladiator-inspired, and woven sandals are just among the few styles that have implemented the use of the ghillie tie to up the fashion ante. Here are just a few of our favorite spring and summer sandals featuring the ghillie tie.

Via Spiga Liberty

Sam Edelman Divine

DV by Dolce Vita Cabo

Groove Slavic

Chinese Laundry Lucky Strike

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Spring Street Design Group Keychain

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It might be a little strange if we, being the shoe whore that we are, didn’t have a zillion shoe-inspired accessories as well. From chocolates and ornaments to charms and key chains, we’ve gone above the traditional “shoe”, you know, the one that goes on your foot, to show our true shoe loving colors. We currently have a pink lacquered flip flop adorning our set of keys, but being not quite so graceful with our hands than in our heels, the keys have suffered some severe falls. The lacquered finish has been almost obliterated. The cute sandal keychain has pretty much had it, which gives us the perfect excuse to buy this! From Spring Street Design Group and available at Nordstrom’s for $24.

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Say goodbye to winter whites and hello to summer. Back in the day, when there was such a thing as a fashion faux pas, you weren’t supposed to wear white before easter or after Labor Day. Even though the rules have changed, there’s nothing quite like white accessories worn in that classy old school form. Of course, just because it’s “classic” doesn’t mean you can’t modernize and reinvent. The Naughty Monkey Parade is the perfect example. A crisp summer white heel featuring contrasting straps and buckle detail across the entire vamp. Add a platform cork heel and you get a classic summer white heel with a whole lot of spunk! The best part is that you can wear these sandal shoeties NOW and of course…after Labor Day.

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Win a Pair of Custom-Designed Shoes from Atelier Shoes and The Shoe Dish! To enter, design your own shoes using Atelier Shoes’ Online Design Studio. Choose from nine different shoe styles, including classy Mary Janes, peeptoe pumps and strappy sandals. Then, customize your selected style by choosing from 80 different materials for the exterior upper, interior upper, heel, sole and footbed of the shoe. After completing your design, submit your entry to The Shoe Dish at shoedish@gmail.com, using the “Share With a Friend” feature. Every day, the best design of the day will win a $50 gift certificate from Atelier Shoes and, on March 31st, one lucky contestant will win the grand prize—a pair their customized designed shoes! Congratulations to all our $50 certificate winners so far and good luck as you wait for the grand prize announcement. Don’t miss your chance, DESIGN YOUR PEDESTAL NOW.

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Camila Alves LOVES Stuart Weitzman. The model and host of Bravo’s Shear Genius was seen in the Stuart Weitzman - Teeny - Footwear as she walked the streets of New York with her son. The shoes were also seen on the Brazilian beauty’s feet when she attended Bravo’s Upfront Party with boyfriend and baby daddy, Matthew McConaughey. The Stuart Weitzman - Teeny - Footwear is available at Zappos.com and endless.com and can be purchased in some other great colors, like blue, green, and violet (seen below)!

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Cynthia Vincent Coco

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If you hadn’t noticed by the invasion of sandals we’ve been posting this week, shoedish’s head is full speed ahead for summer. We have sandals on the brain and what a great year for sandals. The sandal is all about flights of fancy this Spring and Summer shoe season with tons of embellished flats, colorful casuals, and both formal and bohemian embellishments. No matter what your style, there is sure to be a great summer sandal just for you. We’ve stumbled across a slew of wonderful sandals so far, but these are by far our favorites to date. These Twelfth St. by Cynthia Vincent Coco Woven Flat Sandals are everything you want and more in a casual summer sandal. Textured, unique, colorful, and embellished with summers hottest accessory; the double buckle. Shoedish LIKEY!

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