- Value: 19/20
- Functionality: 19/20
- Quality: 18/20
- Aesthetics: 18/20
- Comfort: 19/20
- TOTAL: 93/100
I’ve been quite candid about my disdain for sandals over the past few years, and since then, there have been only a handful of open-toe flats that have surprised me, namely the now-discontinued Hush Puppies slides and my most recent Steve Madden Mayven slides that look nearly identical to Hermès. Then just like that, I received a PR email informing me of a must-have sandal that the Sex and the City crew adores from none other than Dr. Scholl’s. This had me thinking: Could a Cosmo-drinking, baguette-carrying, Manolo Blahnik-wearing Carrie Bradshaw really be obsessed with Dr. Scholl’s, a brand known for their comfort and foot care? (And she’s not the only one.) Even Kristen Davis (aka Charlotte York) has been spotted running around the streets of Manhattan in Dr. Scholl’s Think Iconic sandals (from $80, now $38). As a Sex and the City obsessed Zillennial, I had to make like Bradshaw and York and try the sandals myself…only I didn’t have to dangle my feet in front of guy with a foot fetish to get them.
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