My three year-old daughter has changed my life in immeasurable ways. My heart has never been fuller, my coffee intake never been so high, and, my clothing taste? Well it's becoming increasingly juvenile.
Somewhere between a peter pan collar, patchwork mini dress (from Dôen) and my latest obsession with sparkly, jelly, fisherman sandals I've realised: I'm starting to dress like a toddler.
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While my relationship with my own inner child is best left discussed with my therapist (need to get one of those), I'm happy to bring the sparkly water shoes of our collective youth to the group chat.
Last year the fashion world fell in love with caged jelly shoes. Catalysed, as ever, by The Row's Mara flats, many brands came out with their own sleek, but nevertheless childlike, jelly mesh sandals.
Embracing a more jejune, fisherman silhouette, Loeffler Randall has released, and rereleased their sellout Rhys sandals in both a champagne and brown colourway - both encrusted with glittering gems of course - and I'm slightly obsessed.
Thankfully, I'm not the only one at ELLE UK HQ crushing on these sandals, as our own Commissioning Editor Naomi Pike has snagged a pair.
'Stepping in to jelly shoes this summer feels like a bit of a full circle moment for me (and probably you!),' Pike tells me.
'A heeled pair worn just about this side of the millennium were once my pride and joy. Since then, I've not really worn them but there feels like no time like the present for a return to childhood form.'
But, how is she set to style them as a fully grown-up woman?
'I'm looking forward to wearing these with puffball skirts or under my wide-leg turn-up jeans,' Pike explains. 'For city days, I'll likely wear them with white cotton socks but stride them out solo when I'm whiling away the afternoon at a beach somewhere sunny. It's the glitter and jewels that makes them especially appealing to me. The additions don't necessarily mature the style but they certainly make them more interesting.'
Sadly, Loeffler Randall's Rhys style are yet to find a UK retailer, so unless you're willing to pay shipping and customs from the US (which I may well be), here are some alternatives available a little closer to home.
Jelly Fisherman Sandals To Shop Now
Plasticana Sunchanvre Sandal
Anthropoligie Intentionally Blank Ellery Studded Jelly Sandals
Ancient Greek Sandals Homeria jelly
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Daisy Murray is the Digital Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, spotlighting emerging designers, sustainable shopping, and celebrity style. Since joining in 2016 as an editorial intern, Daisy has run the gamut of fashion journalism - interviewing Molly Goddard backstage at London Fashion Week, investigating the power of androgynous dressing and celebrating the joys of vintage shopping.
