verdict: espadrilles
espadrilles keep trying to make a comeback. at the end of last summer, they started to gain some momentum – which has carried into 2011. a friend of mine called me not too long ago and said he had just purchased a pair. i told him i didn’t like them on dudes. we then had a heated argument about the cheap shoes that could have potentially ended our friendship (not really but i think i made him mad). and earlier this week valet listed them as part of their “spring shoe week.” i can see their appeal (especially if you’re like me and think flip-flops were only made for the beach), but i just don’t think i’d look good in them. now that they’re showing up more and more, i’m becoming more accepting of them. verdict: if hemingway wore them, then they’re ok. olivia palermo’s boyfriend wears them the right way (below). with that said, we all don’t look like olivia palermo’s boyfriend, so proceed with caution.
to take the train 
love her style! as a person, not so much, but she’s fab
dude, no.