Gladiator sandals: giving it a try

About the gladiator sandals: I wonder how would it feel to actually own them, say, just one pair for starters? Since I don't - yet - have any experience with this type of footwear (and that is very unusual) I would probably go with something more or less clearcut in design and neutral in terms of color. Nope, as of now I'm not ready to pull off something like Oscar de la Renta's elastic strap sandals (found at http://www.saks.com/)

but I'm definitely game for a simpler shoe like, for example, this on by Michael Kors.

As for the rest of the outfit, I would pair the sandals with a simple shirt-style dress or a tunic and a medium- to large leather hobo bag.

The dress is by Joie (http://www.cusp.com/) and the bag is by Michael Kors (http://www.michaelkors.com/).

Gladiator sandals, part 3

Turns out that fancy G-sandals are much more popular among modern designers than their less glamorous relative aka simple G-sandal.Well, then again, it's glitzy times we're living in and what if not a shoe should be the indicator of that. However, I still managed to round up a few pairs of footwear that a simple, unpretentious gladiator would probably pick.
Daniblack

BCBG Generation

Stuart Weitzman

On a slightly fancier note - Tapeet by Vicini

Fendi

Michael Kors

And my personal favourite - Ralph Lauren Collection