The One Shoe You Still Need This Summer Is a Jelly Sandal

Thanks to Steve Madden, who recently joined Omondi on The Cutting Room Floor podcast, the Internet is buzzing about jelly sandals all over again. The Row launched the comeback of these ’90s essentials in 2023; these days you can find every kind of iteration of the PVC shoes. (The thong jelly sandals from Chloé’s spring 2025 show just dropped in stores, btw). Street stylers aren’t the only ones obsessed with these soft summer shoes; celebrities including Lisa, who wears hers with sundresses, and Jennifer Lawrence, who prefers hers in bright red, are into the trend as well. Scroll through to see how to wear them below.

New York, spring 2025 ready-to-wear

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New York, spring 2025 ready-to-wear

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The Y/Project x Melissa jelly mules that debuted at designer Glenn Martens’s spring 2022 ready-to-wear show are must-haves from Copenhagen to Sydney. Copenhagen, spring 2023

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Copenhagen, spring 2022 ready-to-wear

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Sydney, resort 2024

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Vogue’s Chioma Nnadi wore a brown jelly sandal from Viktor & Rolf’s collaboration with Melissa at the spring 2022 ready-to-wear shows in New York. New York, spring 2022 ready-to-wear

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Prada has even gotten into the jelly-sandal game, selling rubber versions of its famous fisherman sandals for a cool $850. Copenhagen, spring 2023 ready-to-wear

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