Neoprene Surfer Sandals are the Ugly Shoe Trend We’re Going to See Lots More of this Summer

Spotted at the likes of Calvin Klein and Sportmax, scuba sandals were everywhere on the spring/summer 19 catwalks, and Instagram influencers are already hot on the trend too.

Think velcro fastenings, chunky foam flatforms and neoprene material in garish surf colours, that can take you from the beach to dinner. They’re basically like the sandals your dad would wear in the Nineties.

According to the global fashion search platform Lyst, searches for the term “rubber sandals” increased more than 30% since the beginning of March. Plenty of us are looking for designer versions too, as Lyst reports a search for “Prada Velcro sandals” every seven minutes.

Our holy grail pair are these sell-out £710/AED3,319 monochrome bad boys from Chanel, but we’re also loving Prada’s wetsuit-inspired ankle cuff sandals (yep, we know they’re a Marmite item, and £795/AED3,716 at that).