Hope you enjoyed the beautiful weekend! This week’s weekend review inadvertently became the sandal edition. A couple articles I found on the web this morning discussed some of the casual summer styles, which include flats and gladiator sandals this year.

Flats. The new flip-flop — In response to the rising popularity of walking (thank you, gas companies!), flats have clearly taken the place of flip-flops in the casual summer footwear department.

When in Rome — It appears the gladiator sandal craze has traversed the gender gap. The gladiator mandal’s (man-sandal) popularity is on the rise, and even affordable, sometimes.