Spring Trend: Ankle Strap Pumps

I'm not really sure what's going on with Mother Nature this year, but I do know all this warm weather makes me exceptionally excited for Spring fashion. One of my favorite trends for this year are the ankle strap pumps & sandals. The mary jane meets the heel. Very 70's, and very on trend with all the other spring fashion (color-blocking, neons, etc). Ankle strap shoes of any kind can cut your leg off, so there are a few ways to wear them depending on your body type.

If you're tall and have long legs, these shoes are great to emphasize your legs. You can either wear them with shorts/skirt (below), which takes your focal point automatically to your legs

Or.. you can wear them with skinny jeans. If you do pair them with skinnies, I recommend a color thats completely opposite of the jean color. If you wear dark jeans, wear bright shoes. If you're wearing pastels or bright jeans, tone is down with a black/brown. The opposites play upon directing attention up to your legs. 

Now, if you're shorter I recommend pairing them with skinny jeans, which cut all the way down to the ankle. The example above you can see those jeans are a few inches shy of the ankle. If you're shorter you want the skinnies to come all the way down, and thats because they cut at the same place the ankle strap does so it makes your legs look great (and longer). I also recommend staying in the same shade/color family as the jeans you're wearing. If you're doing dark jeans then stick with a darker hue of shoes. Same goes for lighter/color jeans. Amber Rose did a great job pulling off this look. She's shorter and a little thicker, but this look makes her look ah-mazing.

Ankle Straps are literally everywhere I look, and I think as the season unravels we will see more and more options and styles of this trend. Love.

xoxo,
Christina