We had a lovely day here yesterday, with bright sunshine and the temperature climbing laboriously to nearly sixty degrees. Since days like that don’t bless this prairie often in March, the kids and I were outside several hours lapping up all the early-spring weather while the lappin’ was good. Of course the minute the sun started setting, we couldn’t get our cold little behinds back in the house fast enough and now we’re all snuggled into our warm beds in our cozy footie pajamas, nothing left to remind us of today’s brilliance but our wind-burned cheeks, but still I’ve got something I didn’t have yesterday.
I’ve got HOPE!
That spring and summer will be here. Eventually.
Which of course gets me thinking about shoes. (Naturally!) The kind of shoes that sit by the door during the warm months, awaiting that hop outside to watch the kids play in the neighbors’ back yard, or the quick trip to the ice cream shop, or the early morning run to the pool for swim lessons, or the spontaneous cook-out on the back porch. You know the shoe – Your Go-To Summer Shoe, the one that gets worn every day from late spring to early fall, with everything from jeans to that cute A-line skirt you wear when you want to feel sassy. The shoe that by September bears the happy, relaxed imprint of your foot on its comfy insole. The one you’ll sadly move from its place by the door in late October and find buried in your closet in January and try on just to revel in their residual warmth.
Sigh.
Here are some of the contenders to be MY Go-To Summer Shoe this year. You can take a closer look at any of these shoes by clicking on the photo, which will take you to the retailer who sells them. (You’re welcome!)
Espadrilles
Cute print fabric espadrille from BCFootwear at DSW.com
Blue wedged espadrille from Franco Sarto at Piperlime.com
Espadrille slide by Lands’ End at LandsEnd.com
Flats
Multi-colored flat by Chinese Laundry at Zappos.com
Leopard print flat by Ugg at Zappos.com
Brown Whipstitched Flat by Xhilaration at Target.com
Sandals
Pink Wedge Slide Sandal by Journee at Target.com
Red Slide Sandal by Italian Shoemakers at DSW.com
Loafers
White Leather Loafer by Frye at Zappos.com
Suede tasseled moccasin by Lands’ End at LandsEnd.com
And guess what, people? While I was shopping around for ME, I thought about Y’ALL, and one of you lucky ducks is going to WIN a FREE pair of the Lands’ End Tasseled Moccasins!
Here’s how to enter:
1. Go take a look at Land’s End’s women’s shoes.
2. Come back here and leave a comment telling us which ones you love best for daily wear this spring and summer.
3. For additional chances to win, post about this giveaway on your blog and/or Twitter about the giveaway and leave an additional comment telling us you’ve done so (include a link to your post if you’ve blogged about it.)
4. Make sure you leave an email address so we can contact you if you win.
5. The winner will be selected Thursday evening and announced here on Friday, March 13.
Also, if you really love any of the Lands’ End shoes (or other wonderful merchandise) and want to go ahead order them now, GREAT NEWS! They are offering Free Shipping today through March 10th (some restrictions apply). Gotta love that!
Happy Go To Shoe shopping, y’all!
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I really love the suede tassel shoe. Easy on and easy off. They look very comfy and that’s what I love.
I love the Terrain Ballet Shoes. They just look so comfy and easy to slip on and off. I’m an infant teacher at a daycare so that is important to me.
I love the Mocs, but the all-terrain ballet skimmer is great, too!
I would wear the fire out of the Women’s Terrain Ballet Shoes…I love all the colors and they look really good for chasing a toddler around! Thanks for a great giveaway!
My favorite is the Terrain Mary Jane shoe in capri aqua. I would wear those all the time!
I absolutely LOVE the terrain ballet shoes..I want to get a pair!
Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂
I LOVE, LOVE the moccasins you picked out, which is why I’m here! But for an ultra-practical second choice, the Terrain Jane in brown.
😉
~Jeanne
OH, I love the Espadrille slide!
I absolutely live in slides and flip flops in the summer. Must. expose. painted.toes.
Yay! Thanks for this great review, Megan!
I’m blogging and tweeting this. 🙂
I really like the terrain slides! I could see them replacing my trusty flip flops!
I Tweeted this giveaway!!
Love the Fiel Khaki colored tasseled moccasin. Is there anything more comfortable than a moc? I don’t think so!
I LOVE the tasseled mocs in both the pink and orange-red colors. However, it gets SO STINKIN’ HOT in Georgia that I’d have to go with the super-sute suede flip flops for every day…love those polka dots, and the material would dress them up a bit when the situation called for it.
My top pic is the espadrille in pistachio. Love the color – it would look perfect with my favorite pedicure color for the summer.
Oh – and I tweeted about the giveaway!
I love love the Women’s Espadrilles Shoes! Super cute for dressing up….
I also LOVE the terrain ballet shoe. I have been wanting but have not ordered yet.
I’m really needing some of the trekker style sandals this year… Land’s End has one of the better prices on them. Here in San Diego, I end up wearing flip flops from April to November (and actually, often even in December), and I’m pretty much set for cutsie/date/church shoes, but the outdoorsy, kayaking, camping, hiking around department is empty in my closet.
But, hey, I could TOTALLY add a pair of moccasins to the batch. 😉
I adore the Women’s Terrain Ballet shoes in True Navy! There is something femine and pratical about the style.
Just tweeted this giveaway: twitter.com/screweduptexan
I love the terrain ballet flats – they look super comfy. I also love the wellies. I’ve been contemplating them for a few years now. Maybe now is the time to pull the trigger.
Oh my gosh, love the icon ballet flat in navy. I would wear them all the time. And even better is that they come in size 5! which is so hard to find all the time.
i would seriously rock the spice brown mocs!
I love the espadrilles. Thank you for the give-away.
Love the espedrilles.
The terrain mary janes are adorable! They look so comfy and yet cute! I also really like the Mary Jane trekkers!
My alltime favorite shoes from Lands End are their sport slide, but I think they’ve changed that to the terrain slide now.
But in looking through what they have to offer, I’m lovin’ the Terrain Mary Janes. Oh, my. Too cute.
The espadrilles are cute, but so are the all-terrain ballet shoes. And I could really use a nice suede flip-flop….such cute shoes!
I am going with your choice of that tasseled moccasin in coral. I hear that’s a hot color for this spring/summer. Wish me luck, I really do need some stylish shoes.
Icon ballet. Totally cute.
Love the tassel mocs, especially the red patent! Gotta go back to Lands End and shop this afternoon…
I really like the Terrain Mary Jane Shoe in Aqua!
Wow! Lots of cute shoes – I think I’d choose the all-terrain ballet shoes.
SO, I definitely think the mary jane terrain shoes are comfy. my mama has them and they are always nice to borrow 🙂
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Love the terrained mary janes. So cute! Also the toe strap trekkers are cute. Love Lands End!
I’ve totally had my eye on the Terrain Mary Jane’s this spring, but I can’t decide between the Capri Aqua and the Salsa Orange (although I’m not much of an “orange” kinda gal!)
It looks like everyone else is loving them, too! :o)
I love the terrain ballet flats in capri aqua!
I really love the Pink Coral Penny Slides.So cute! monk5@charter.net
ballet shoes fit the bil!
great giveaway!
Women’s Terrain Slide Shoes – these look nice and I could slip them on quick!
LOVE the terrain Mary Jane’s. and those tasseled moccasins are pretty cute too!
Women’s Buckle Strap Terrain Jane Shoes – cute, cute, cute!!
I’m loving the Espadrilles in Brown for skipping around town in this spring and summer! Thanks for the giveaway!
I Tweeted about the giveaway- Califragilistic
I absolutely adore the penny slide in Salsa Orange! Sassy! I’m gonna have to go buy those sweet shoes. I can already see my sassy orange toenails peekin’ out the end!
loving the women’s espadrille shoe in spice brown!
Love the mocs, but the Icon Ballet’s in the orange with the flower on the toe are just screaming my name. In fact…. I may just have to order them!
My favorites are the Women’s Solid Suede Flip Flops!
One pair of mary jane trekkers or the icon ballets shoes please!
I just got my Land’s End catalog in the mail and was drooling over the shoes of spring and summer. I could easily become an Imelda Marcos if not for lack of space and funds!
My favorite pair this minute–the Terrain Janes, followed fast by the Canvas Slip Ons. I have worn Land’s End sandals and shoes for years and the quality is wonderful. So many to choose, only two feet to wear them on. Sigh.
Yup…I’d take the turquoise tassled moccasins. they’re awfully cute!
Women’s Medium Terrain Ballet Shoes Look really comfortable
I’ve been eyeing the Penny Slide Loafers in Salsa Orange, but am thinking the Bright Lemon may be a more versatile option. Thanks for another great giveaway.
I would rock the Women’s Espadrilles Shoes. I lurve those =)
My favorite is the Women’s Plain Toe High Heel Pumps
I LOVE the Women’s Mary Jane Water shoes in ORANGE because I live in C-L-E-M-S-O-N (T-I-G-E-R-S) on the LAKE!
Women’s terrain ballet shoes – dark khaki. Love those – go with jeans, shorts, capris… lots of stuff.
okay. i have two choices for this upcoming spring and summer, and they are either the women’s wedge beach slides, in ANY of those fabulously bright and sunny colors, OR the women’s trekker slide shoes.
they are both wonderful, and free-ing for toesies!
I really like the Toe Strap Mary Jane Trekker Shoes in Carnation Pink! The moccasins are great too! they all look very comfy!!!
I was torn between a few, but I really need and can see myself in the WOMENS FASHION SANDALS in Black… they are beautiful, soft insole, and low woodstacked heel, great for the South!..
thanks for the review… and the giveaway!
Lovidy-love the espadrilles! Sooo cute! I can see me wearing those all summer long with summer dresses…oh man! I’m excited to start!
so many to chose from. Love the all terrain ballet or the fashion sandal! they all look so comfy!
Women’s Icon Ballet Shoes would be my choice – cute and comfy.
I’m already a fan of their trekker shoes for outdoor adventures. The tassel moccasins would be nice to pair with skirts to be a little dressier.
I am all about the Espadrilles this year. Those are so cute.
Thanks for all the recommendations.
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