6 Summer Shoe Trends to Wear With All Your Cropped Pants
Now that it's beginning to warm up outside, we're excited about the prospect of losing a few layers. Though skirts and dresses can be an easy option, a pair of cropped pants—whether it’s a pair of trousers or jeans—will always be an effortless option for any occasion. That said, choosing the right shoes to wear with ankle pants can difficult.
But don’t worry—that’s where we come in. While the list of shoes you can wear with cropped pants is endless, there are a few summer options that are guaranteed to look good no matter what. Whether it’s a pair of sleek sneakers for casual days or a cool pair of wedges (now back from the dead!), here are six styles that always pair well with ankle pants.
Floss Heels
Kitten Heel Pumps
Sleek Sneakers
Sporty Sandals
Thongs
Wedges
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Dale Arden Chong is the Senior Fashion Commerce Editor at ELLE.com, where she edits and reports on the latest trends, labels, and designers in the fashion space to bring you the best items that will elevate your wardrobe. She has a robust knowledge of high-quality design, construction, and materials based on testing hundreds of products over her eight-plus years in the industry, writing stories for Glamour, Who What Wear, Entertainment Tonight, and others. Dale graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism with a degree in Journalism and a minor in Communication Design. In 2015, she was a finalist for the National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Award.