Our Big, Beautiful Guide to the Strappy Heel Trend
As a "strappy heels girl” myself, you can’t imagine my delight to see what has historically been a pretty classic shoe style get reinvented into quite a few new and trendy iterations for the season at hand. Whether it’s Céline’s ultra-forward cage style or Tibi’s more casual, everyday take, there’s a lot to not only love about the trend, but plenty to know as well. As such, I’ve taken it upon myself to bring you today’s Big Beautiful Guide to Strappy Heels.
That’s right—we curated our favorites from the runway as well as sharing more standout styles to shop at a range of price points. So whether or not you’re also a strappy heels girl, you’ll want to continue scrolling because I might just convert you.
In the Spring Collections
Shop: Saint Laurent Inez 105 Leather Sandals ($995)
Shop: Attico Strappy Sandals ($785)
Shop: Tibi Scott Ankle Tie Sandals ($475)
Shop: Maryam Nassir Zadeh Marabel Sandals ($522)
Shop: Alexander Wang Kiki Leather Sandals ($595)
Shop More Strappy Heels We Love
That’s all on strappy heels—at least for today. Hoping to have convinced you, but if not, we’ll be back!
Since starting as an intern back in 2013, Nicole Akhtarzad Eshaghpour has held several roles here at Who What Wear, and she is currently Editor-at-Large. Upon joining, she was a senior about to graduate from business school at USC. Fast-forward to 2025, and she's moved to NYC from her hometown of Beverly Hills and spends her workdays a little differently from when she was just starting out. Currently, she focuses on a weekly mélange of shopping content and her Trust Me—Buy This newsletter. As far as her personal style goes, she's largely drawn to neutral, classic pieces but will always make an exception for something colorful or bejeweled as long as it's deemed worthy enough. After all, the only thing she loves more than a party is dressing up for one. On her downtime, she can usually be found at home eating something delicious and trying to force her husband to watch Summer House.
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