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"Popping up on runways and red carpets alike, the barely-there sandal is officially this summer&amp;amp;#8217;s must-have shoe. They&amp;amp;#8217;re about 100 times more subtle than both the sky-high platforms of summers yore and another footwear favorite this season, the flatform. Ladies, come check em&amp;amp;#8217; out and tell me what you think&amp;amp;#8230; Seen here on Kate Bosworth, Caroline Seiber and Diane Kruger, these sandals basically consist of an ankle strap, a toe strap and a heel. Maybe some sparkle if you&amp;amp;#8217;re lucky. The advantage is that they instantly simplify your look in a really elegant way. The disadvantage is that you&amp;#x27;re pretty much required to have a fresh-from-the-salon pedicure in order to wear them. It&amp;amp;#8217;s like putting your foot on a dinner plate and saying, &amp;amp;#8220;Here, have a look.&amp;amp;#8221; That said, I&amp;amp;#8217;m still a fan. I always found the super-platform a bit hard to walk in and, unlike an in-your-face statement shoe, you can wear these guys with just about anything in your wardrobe. Here are some chic under-$50 options I have my eye on, More Pleaser USA... What do you ladies think? Are you a fan of this trend? Do you prefer a more substantial shoe or are you okay letting it all hang out? Do tell! More summer shoe shenanigans, $50 And Under: Flat Sandals That&amp;#x27;ll Go With Everything In Your Closet Shoes To Obsess Over: Costume National&amp;#x27;s Black And White Beauties These Feet Are A Total Beauty Don&amp;#x27;t. Here&amp;#x27;s How To Avoid The Same Mistake More Ways to Get Glamour: NEW! Now You Can Read Glamour on Flipboard! Get the latest fashion updates via Twitter on @glamour_fashion Check out our chic Tumblr! Read Glamour magazine on your iPad&amp;amp;#8212;print subscribers, it&amp;amp;#8217;s now part of your subscription plan! Like freebies? Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Sign up for our fashion and beauty newsletters to get easy style tips (it&amp;#x27;ll make your inbox 10x sexier, we promise). And, did you know you can read glamour.com on your smart phone?! It&amp;amp;#8217;s the ultimate boredom buster. Photos: Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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