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madigan · Oct 16th, 2009, 10:57 PM

I've been drooling over the Tory Burch Vaughn sandal for the whole season, and now the season is ended and they're on super clearance. I would have to wait until spring to wear them, as I'm in new england and it just snowed here today. Would it be a mistake to get them? Has the gladiator trend met its end? Or will these sandals last me a while?

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jen_sparro · Oct 17th, 2009, 05:05 AM

I think that gladiators could still be around next summer. I know where I am (we're about to hit summer now) they are still in full swing.

Those are very lovely and I don't think those are 'trendy' so I think they'd be a great purchase. They have an elegant almost Grecian feel to them. Besides I don't think it's worth abandoning something you like just because it isn't trendy anymore... fashion almost always comes full circle. Look at shoulder pads etc.

I say if you love them still (especially since you've wanted them the whole season!) why not take the plunge? They aren't typical of the gladiator trend (which is a good thing) so they won't date that easily...

uab*mom · Oct 17th, 2009, 08:59 AM

Gosh, those are sooooo lovely!
I would pick them up in a hurry, if I were you!!!!

JuneHawk · Oct 17th, 2009, 09:36 AM

I hope not!

Here's my take on "out" when it comes to shoes. Unless it's something VERY trendy like 70s platforms, nothing is really "out" if you like it. I spend a lot of money on shoes by golly I'm going to wear them year after year until they fall apart. Then I'll take them to the cobbler and wear them some more.

I'd get those, they are not trendy.

Joke · Oct 17th, 2009, 10:15 AM

I think clogs are going to be the next hing

madigan · Oct 17th, 2009, 10:15 AM

Ok, I got them! Thanks for your encouragement you enablers! Ahahaha

auroraskye · Oct 17th, 2009, 03:52 PM

I think it'll be a while before gladiators are 'out' and really I don't know that they'll ever go completely out. Not like you will wear them and people will snicker at you as if you were wearing an acid wash neon paint splatter jean jacket or something (though right now, with our early 90s come back, that may not get snickers).. :) Sandals are sandals. glad you got them!

klj · Oct 17th, 2009, 05:50 PM

It seems to me that most things just hardly ever go "out"...its almost like they get added to the list of everything else that is out there..I'm sure the super super trendy stuff will go.. but gladiators will probably hang around..(I hope so too...I have some sandals I want to keep wearing!)

demicouture · Oct 17th, 2009, 07:39 PM

gladiators are now a staple, no doubt about it so you can wear them OVER and OVER again!!!

molole · Oct 18th, 2009, 03:44 AM

Go get them!

They look fabulous!

No style is out as long as you truly love it and it looks good on you.

I wear a few styles that are not exactly "in", but I love them so I still rock them ...

... fashion police be damned!

Oct 16th, 2009, 10:57 PM	#1
madigan OP Member Joined: Jan 2007 Location: CT Posts: 184	Are gladiator sandals going to be out next summer? I've been drooling over the Tory Burch Vaughn sandal for the whole season, and now the season is ended and they're on super clearance. I would have to wait until spring to wear them, as I'm in new england and it just snowed here today. Would it be a mistake to get them? Has the gladiator trend met its end? Or will these sandals last me a while? http://images.toryburchprivatesale.c...945_ZM_210.jpg
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Oct 17th, 2009, 05:05 AM	#2
jen_sparro Jen Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 434	I think that gladiators could still be around next summer. I know where I am (we're about to hit summer now) they are still in full swing. Those are very lovely and I don't think those are 'trendy' so I think they'd be a great purchase. They have an elegant almost Grecian feel to them. Besides I don't think it's worth abandoning something you like just because it isn't trendy anymore... fashion almost always comes full circle. Look at shoulder pads etc. I say if you love them still (especially since you've wanted them the whole season!) why not take the plunge? They aren't typical of the gladiator trend (which is a good thing) so they won't date that easily...
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Oct 17th, 2009, 09:36 AM	#4
JuneHawk Let's get some shoes Joined: May 2007 Location: South Florida Posts: 2,632	I hope not! Here's my take on "out" when it comes to shoes. Unless it's something VERY trendy like 70s platforms, nothing is really "out" if you like it. I spend a lot of money on shoes by golly I'm going to wear them year after year until they fall apart. Then I'll take them to the cobbler and wear them some more. I'd get those, they are not trendy.
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Oct 17th, 2009, 10:15 AM	#5
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Oct 17th, 2009, 10:15 AM	#6
madigan OP Member Joined: Jan 2007 Location: CT Posts: 184	Ok, I got them! Thanks for your encouragement you enablers! Ahahaha
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Oct 17th, 2009, 08:59 AM	#3
uab*mom Member Joined: Apr 2008 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 637	Gosh, those are sooooo lovely! I would pick them up in a hurry, if I were you!!!!

Oct 17th, 2009, 03:52 PM	#7
auroraskye Member Joined: Sep 2008 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 359	I think it'll be a while before gladiators are 'out' and really I don't know that they'll ever go completely out. Not like you will wear them and people will snicker at you as if you were wearing an acid wash neon paint splatter jean jacket or something (though right now, with our early 90s come back, that may not get snickers).. :) Sandals are sandals. glad you got them!
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Oct 17th, 2009, 05:50 PM	#8
klj Member Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Portland, OR. Posts: 1,237	It seems to me that most things just hardly ever go "out"...its almost like they get added to the list of everything else that is out there..I'm sure the super super trendy stuff will go.. but gladiators will probably hang around..(I hope so too...I have some sandals I want to keep wearing!)
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Oct 17th, 2009, 07:39 PM	#9
demicouture "the one and only" Joined: Mar 2007 Location: shoedom Posts: 536	gladiators are now a staple, no doubt about it so you can wear them OVER and OVER again!!!
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Oct 18th, 2009, 03:44 AM	#10
molole Member Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 35	Go get them! They look fabulous! No style is out as long as you truly love it and it looks good on you. I wear a few styles that are not exactly "in", but I love them so I still rock them ... ... fashion police be damned!
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