Sandals is Melissa Odabash's resort footwear collection: full-grain leather sandals, a leather-woven slider and a rubber-soled flip flop, built for daily resort wear from beach to town. Suited to a customer prioritising durability across repeated wear over a single-season style.
A sandal has to survive sand, sea water and cobblestone streets in the same day without falling apart by the second wear of a trip - a tougher brief than it looks from the shelf. It's a brief most footwear brands underestimate, which is exactly where a considered leather sandal earns its place in the case over a cheaper alternative.
Sandals, the signature full-grain leather style, leads the range across eleven shades, from a classic tan and black through to metallic gold and silver, each cut to soften with wear rather than crack.
Woven Slider Dark Tan, a dark tan leather-weave slip-on, brings a more casual alternative, while
Flip Flop Black, a rubber-soled option in black, bronze or gold, rounds out the edit as the simplest poolside choice.
Pair leather Sandals with a kaftan from
Kaftans or a Beach Dress for daytime resort wear, saving Flip Flop for the walk between the villa and the water. Good sandals are judged less by how they look on day one than by how they still look on day ten. A sandal built this well rarely gets replaced until it's genuinely worn through.
