’70s-inspired sandals are the must-have item you won’t want to miss this season. From heeled mules to peep-toe styles, all the way to the legendary platform designs. Icons of the decade—like Cher, Jane Birkin, and Diana Ross—wore these styles, which continue to be reinvented on the runways to this day.
It’s always the right time to elevate your style with a touch of elegance and glamour thanks to these disco-diva-approved sandals. The good news is that the Spring–Summer 2026 fashion trends feature the perfect, almost identical styles to help you look fabulous in jeans, skirts, and dresses for the rest of the season.
Heeled mules and jeans with rolled-up hems
Cher dancing at Studio 54 in New York City, 1977.
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Gianvito Rossi patent leather mules, Mytheresa, 50,927
The trending sandals for Spring-Summer 2026 bring back styles from the past, as more than one design screams ’70s. Starting with mule sandals—which stand out for exposing the bare heel and showing three toes—the same style that Carrie Bradshaw popularized in the 2000s. Studio 54 divas like Cher wore them long before that—and not exactly with a sparkly dress, but with cuffed jeans that remain a wardrobe staple for the best-dressed women to this day. Our tip? Choose styles in neutral tones like white, nude, black, and red if you’re looking for an extra pop of color.
Granny sandals or platform heels with bootcut jeans
Jane Birkin.
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7 For All Mankind Dojo 36” mid-rise bootcut jeans, 16,242
Sandaloo 130 mirrored-leather platform sandals, Christian Louboutin, ₹1,30,101
