A flat Roman-style strappy sandal on a half-inch heel, with the back zip hidden in the strap detail — you step in and zip up rather than threading buckles.
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A 0.50-inch heel — effectively flat — which is the point of a strappy sandal you actually intend to walk a few miles in rather than cross a room in.
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Zip up the back instead of buckles — seconds on and off, and no strap holes to stretch out over a summer. The flip side is that a zip is the part most likely to fail on a sandal like this.
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Vegan synthetic upper, padded insole, rubber outsole — three materials named outright. Rubber underfoot also means grip, where a smooth synthetic sole skates on a polished floor.
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The supplier's listing reports that these run large — size with that in mind, particularly if you already sit at the smaller end of a size.
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Sizes 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9 and 10 — the run steps from 9 straight to 10, which is worth noticing on a shoe the supplier says runs large.
This is the sandal to pick when you want the Roman-wrap look but need to stay on your feet: flat, fastened to the foot, and plain white so it goes with everything you own that is already white. The other Oasis Society sandal on the store, the Rebel, is the opposite trade — a 1.75-inch espadrille platform you slip straight into, with no fastening at all. Choose the Abril for the day and the Rebel for the evening, or the Abril if the idea of a shoe that cannot be tightened bothers you. Both sit in shoes, and in the summer edit.
White, sizes 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9 and 10. Vegan synthetic upper, padded insole, rubber outsole, zip closure at the back, heel height 0.50 inches.
