I'm a Sandal Connoisseur: All of My Expensive-Looking Pairs Come From One Place

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As much as I believe in the act of treating one's self, that's rarely been the case for me when it comes to shoes. Lately, all of my "splurge" money has been devoted to designer handbags (there are so many good ones out there right now) and booking more tropical vacations, so the thought of handing over a ton of money for expensive sandals feels a bit unnecessary. And when you constantly walk everywhere like me, shoes tend to deteriorate faster than normal. But above all else, I haven't felt the need to go the expensive route because I've got ASOS.

No other retailer has seen my card information quite like ASOS. The bulk of my 2022 sandal collection comes courtesy of the British shop, and scoping out its new arrivals has become part of my daily ritual. From its diverse range of shoe sizes (from size 4 to size 12 in most cases) to its selection of trendy silhouettes at an affordable price point, ASOS comes in clutch when I'm looking to be a fashion person on a budget. It also helps that most of my friends think my ASOS shoes are designer when I wear them out. Since today's the day I'm revealing one of my best-kept shopping secrets, I figured I'd help you with 30 pairs I currently can't stop thinking about.

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Fashion Market Editor

Indya Brown is a fashion editor, stylist, and writer living in Los Angeles. While going to school at Columbia University in New York City, she got her feet wet in the fashion industry interning at Elle magazine, Harper's Bazaar, and New York magazine's The Cut. After graduating in 2016, she joined The Cut as a fashion assistant, eventually working her way up to fashion editor. There, she worked on a multitude of projects, including styling inbook feature stories for New York magazine's print issue, writing and pitching market stories for The Cut, and serving as fashion lead for The Cut's branded content. While New York has been her home for over 10 years, she moved to Los Angeles in the midst of the pandemic in 2020 for a new chapter. Now she is a fashion market editor for Who What Wear, focusing on emerging designers, rising trends on and off the internet, interior design, and BIPOC creatives and brands. Aside from her duties as a fashion market editor, Brown is also a freelance stylist and writer, working on national print and video commercial campaigns for Sephora, The Independent, and Cadillac. Her bylines also include Harper's Bazaar, Vox, and The New York Times. But once the computer goes down and the emails turn off, she's likely eating her way through Koreatown, hunting down vintage furniture, scoping out new outrageous nail designs to try, or taking a hot cycling class.