jelly sandals

Translucent summer footwear

Jelly sandals are casual footwear made from flexible, translucent PVC plastic, typically featuring a woven or latticed upper and a flat sole.

Popular since the 1980s, they come in bright colors and glittery variants, worn mainly by children and as nostalgic summer fashion: She wore her pink jelly sandals to the beach.

Also called jellies.

Related
  • plasticCapable of being molded
  • beachSandy waterside margin
  • beach dayRecreational coastal visit
  • summerYear's warmest season
  • 90sFinal twentieth-century decade

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footwear formality

jelly sandalsOxford shoes

Formal lace-up footwear

stiletto heels · wingtips · court shoes · brogues · dress shoes

footwear construction/coverage

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Insulated waterproof footwear

hiking boots · winter boots · steel-toe boots · combat boots · work boots

material composition

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Footwear from animal hide

suede shoes · suede boots · leather loafers · canvas sneakers · wooden clogs

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Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G