Tuesday, June 9, 2009

More Gladiators for Summer

Well, you're all familiar with the traditional Gladiator sandals which are more like boots and continue up way past the ankles and close to the calves...thankfully these zip up the back!
this navy pair are so strappy and secure acrosss the ankle, that they are definitely reminiscent of gladiators... as are these brown pair which have that raw unfinished edge...that I want to wear with a toga!
and these burgandy leather, buckled and studded pair with a stacked wooden kitten heal...

Gladiator sandals, as eternal as the city of Rome, SPQR!

Here's a lovely mosaic featuring the Capitoline Wolf with Romulus and Remus and Rome's ever-present acronym: SPQR, Senatus Populusque Romanus ("The Senate and the People of Rome" or "The Senate and Roman People").

2 comments:

Owl and the Grapes said...

I love the first pair. When I was growing up, my best friend's Mum had a pair almost exactly the same. I used to think they were the most hideous things in the world. Ah, how tastes change.

Sonya said...

yes, and never throw anything away because fashions keep rotating! The best thing about the first pair is that they can also be worn with socks or tights in cooler weather.