Ask any shoe lover or fashion trendsetter and they will tell you the go-to flats for the spring/summer 2017 season are Flatforms. For spring and summer Melissa Shoes has two versions of the cool 90's-inspired style that will have you right on trend The Melissa Shoes Sportech and Melissa Shoes Cosmopolitan sandals from their Mashup Collection, are bold silhouettes that are available in vibrant colors. Pair them with some adorable socks for transitional spring styling or rock them alone as the temperature increases.


The Melissa Shoes Sportech is a glossy, sporty flatform that features contrasting geometric panels on its dual hued platform, a velcro strap closure, and two wide bands across the front. The Sportech is available in three colors: navy/orange, black/white, blush/nude, and retails for $185.00.


The Melissa Shoes Cosmopolitan is a 90's inspired slingback sandal with a chunky heel, lug sole, thick criss-cross straps that form and X at the vamp, and velcro strap closure. The Cosmopolitan is available four color: clear, nude, bright orange and black, and retails for $155.00.


As with all Melissa Shoes, each footwear style is 100% waterproof, vegan and recyclable. Get both these flatform styles and much more on www.shopmelissa.com.

This summer it's all about Rio, you may have heard something about the Olympics being help there, so of course we'd highlight our favorite Brazilian footwear brand, Melissa Shoes. Today's Shoe of the Day is the Melissa Shoes Wanna Be Rio Flatform, a sleek, peep toe oxford flatform that is deconstructed, given a peep toe, and a cutout flat form sole. The Melissa Wanna Be Rio is a perfect fusion of eastern and western styles, and is one of the many fab styles from the “Wanna Be Rio” collection.

The Melissa Shoes Wanna Be Rio Flatform comes four color options celebrating the prismatic hues of the design's namesake city: fiery coral, cobalt, white, and black. The flatform retails for $180.00, and is available worldwide in-stores at Melissa Galerias and online at www.shopmelissa.com.

We hope you're ready to hear about the newest name in the footwear industry, because we have a cool collection to introduce you to. We are happy to introduce Gray Matters Footwear, which makes its debut this month. The collection of Italian footwear boasts versatile and sophisticated silhouettes, standout sculptural styles, luxe materials, and artisan details sure to excite any shoe lover.


Inspired by the artistic heritage of her native country Italy and her hectic lifestyle of her home, New York City, designer Silvia Avanzi perfectly fuses the best of both fashion capitals. Her collection boasts new pump silhouettes, luxe fabrications, and standout heels....an element that really stood out to us.



The heels of Gray Matters footwear boast geometric shapes, such as cylinders on styles like the Micol Pumps and Monika Boots; cubes, as seen on the Mildred styles; and prisms on the Monika V, and Monika Zip Boots. These statement heels give a coolness factor to Gray Matter's modern and chic silhouettes. We're especially excited about the non-traditional pumps and the edgy Flatform boots. Check out more styles from Gray matter's debut collection below:


To learn more about the brand, visit www.graymattersnyc.com.

The relationship between fashion and music is a continuous love affair that produces many beautiful things. One such example is the latest collaboration between footwear label and tiny, soulful songstress, Jhené Aiko. The Grammy Nominated singer has teamed up with the iconic footwear brand for their first celebrity collaboration collection, the Teva x Jhené Aiko Collection.


The limited edition collection features Teva's three sandal styles: Original Universal, Hurricane XLT, and Universal Flatform, with their woven upper straps accented with a Hawaiian inspired pattern inspired by the friendship bracelets that Jhené and her siblings exchanged while growing up in the color Space Dye with Teal. The Teva x Jhené Aiko collection is founded on the premise of Jhené's love for travel, adventure, and self-discovery and emphasizes the free-spirited and daring lifestyle in the perfect cross section of fashion and function.


The limited-edition collaboration Universal Flatform sandal weaves rich earth tones into an intricate pattern inspired by her world travels and the above mentioned friendship bracelets. It boasts polyester webbing upper, rose gold metal hardware, a vegtan leather topsole, and a 2 1/4” EVA platform.


The Hurricane XLT also boasts the same upper and rose gold hardware, but features a microfiber topsole, and a durabrasion rubber outsole.


The Original Universal Jhené Aiko, Teva's most iconic silhouette, also features the Space-Dyed webbing upper, rose gold hardware, and microfiber topsole, and a gum-rubber outsole.

The Teva x Jhené Aiko collection ranges from $60.00- $70.00, and is now available at www.Teva.com.

We didn't care what mother nature had in store for us on the first day of spring, we're just ready for winter to be over. Please no more snow, bring on the sun and the warmer temperatures. We know we're not the only shoe lovers whose toes are in desperate need of freedom from enclosed shoes, so today we're sharing what wonderful footwear styles Teva is offering in their latest collection. Get your toes ready for stylish, comfortable and colorful freedom with the Teva Spring/Summer 2016 Footwear Collection.


The easy styles of the Teva Spring/Summer 2016 Footwear Collection celebrates spring escape and the festival season. The lightweight, comfortable and stylish sport sandal designs boast the original, universal, and flatform sandals in dazzling, iridescent metallics, ombre webbing, juxtaposed patterns, and muted-toned, premium crafted leathers.


The collection has everything Teva is known for, versatile designs that keep up with your life and style, footwear technology that's functional, and an all-around comfort fit. Whether you're hiking the trails or exploring the city, or lunching with friends, these go-to Teva styles reflect your personal style and sense of adventure. We're enamored with several styles including the classic Original Sandal in the vibrant Ombre print; the Universal Leather Slide, which boasts everything the Universal leather Sport Sandal has in an easy on-and-off silhouette; and the new styles from the Terra-Float collection (see the Terra-Float Lexi in the first photo below) which offers an ideal fit, exceptional step-in comfort and lightweight performance thanks to Teva’s new proprietary outsole, Float-Lite.


For spring, Teva also teases with an introduction to year'round footwear styles like the above perforated De La Vina, a fashionable waterproof, suede ankle boot with modern accents and exceptional craftsmanship. There's so much to love and wear from Teva this Spring and beyond, and  oour feet have never been more ready. Are you excited for what Teva has to offer?

We've always enjoyed attending Teva footwear previews, not just because of their wonderful footwear, but because the shoe brand always has us flexing our creative muscles with fun DIY projects. Now you get to enjoy the fun of enjoying and creating your own Teva DIY designs with their Teva x HonestlyWTF DIY Kits featuring authentic Swarovski crystals. The limited edition, one-of-a-kind DIY kits were made in partnership with DIY blog, HonestlyWTF, and are available in two footwear options - the Original Universal HWTF Kit, and the Flatform Universal HWTF Kit.


The exclusive DIY kits allows you to personalize your sandal style with Swarovski crystals, metallic transfers, a mini crystal applicator, embroidery floss, glue, a booklet featuring instructions and tips from HonestlyWTF, and a pair of Teva Flatform Universal Sandals for $100.00, or Teva Original Universal Sandals for $90.00.


Either kit makes a great holiday gift for the DIY fans and shoe lovers on your Christmas, Kwanzaa, or Hanukkah shopping list. Purchase one or both, and get additional DIY tips at teva.com/HonestlyWTF.

If you thought summer was letting go, you obviously haven't been outside lately. Summer is still in full effect, as evident by the 95 degree day we had yesterday and the fact that we're still in the 90's today. This of course is the perfect time to highlight some appropriate footwear for this late summer heat wave. Earlier this year, Teva welcomed Flatforms to their range of sport sandals, one of which we had so much DIY fun with. You'll be happy to hear Teva has expanded their Flatform range with some eye-catching dark floral prints, a hot trend for the Fall 2015 season. Feast your eyes on the Teva Floral Flatform Sandals.


Available in three moody florals: Persimmon Floral, Black, and Purple Wine Floral, the women's Flatform Sandal is an enhanced version of Teva's 2 1/4" Flatform Sandal, it boasts a satin upper, adjustable ankle strap, Durabrasion Rubber™ platform, and a 2 1/4" EVA platform. Are you not one for elevated flats? Teva's Original Universal Floral Sandal also comes in the above mentioned floral prints. The sweet blooms add a touch of femininity, and romance to this rugged sport sandal.


The styles have been available for a while, but they won't be there forever, so we advise that you snap up your favorite dark floral now so your toes can enjoy their freedom as we usher in the fall season. The Floral Flatform Sandals retails for $70.00, and the Original Universal Floral sandal retails for $60.00; both are available now on www.teva.com.

I had the great pleasure of attending the wonderful Spring/Summer preview event for TEVA Footwear, and to welcome their newest launch, Flatforms, (available in Flatform Sandal, and Flatform Universal). Known for their Water Shoes, Flip Flops, Sandals, and Hiking Shoes for men and women, TEVA's footwear boasts a proprietary Comfort Technology exclusive to the brand.


To help celebrate the Spring/Summer 2015 Collection, attendees had the opportunity to select one of the new Flatform styles and DIY it their way. TEVA provided lots of markers, embroidery thread, paint, stones, and other craft supplies for attendees to select from for their DIY.


I decided to go with the white and orange Women's Flatform Sandal (shown below in my color of choice, and french blue) for my DIY Flatforms.This style is also available in black, formula one (red, black, and white), bright white, and freesia (yellow, black, and white).


I decided to use the bold orange stripe as my color inspiration, while I thought about a design plan.  While those around me flocked to the colorful stones and studs to decorate their TEVA Flatforms, I decided to go a bit abstract and use only paint for my watercolor art inspiration.


I must say, although I let the paint and colors control my thought process, I am very happy with the final result. I'm so looking forward to when the weather finally breaks and we all get a chance to let our toes out. What do you guys think of my DIY? How would you decorate your TEVA Sandals?


The TEVA Flatforms, and other spring/summer 2015 styles will be available starting March 15th.  We recommend having a little fun of your own, by adding your own personal stamp on your TEVA sandals.

Today we wanted to highlight something a bit different. We're all for showing the adventurous side of footwear and we know that doesn't always mean a sick heel....sometimes, we you see above, it comes in a flat footwear style in a standout pattern. Seen here breaking all the fashion rules is the ASOS Deadline Flatform Sneaker. This edgy footwear silhouette features a lightweight, textile upper in an intensely bright leopard print, lace-up closure, shaped and padded cuffs (which really helps against the usual chafing of the ankles), a chunky, 2" flatform sole completely covered in the bright leopard print for a uniform look and a textured tread for protection against slipping. We know this style wont appeal to everyone but we differently see the fashion aspect. They're cute, edgy, funky, looks greatvwith jeans jeans or shorts, and cost only $41.92 on ASOS.com.