Our Foot Fixation Continues With Toe Rings

It's been a very foot-forward summer season, with an endless supply of scanty shoes to fulfill our growing collective fetish with feet. The whole craze started with things like Margiela Tabis and French tip pedicures—relatively tame—and we've ended up with Vibram Five Fingers, Balenciaga Zero Trainers, and, finally, toe rings.

The first example caught my eye all the way back at Chloé Spring/Summer 2019, where models feet were clad in brass anklets and stacked toe rings. This year, Leandra Medine Cohen emerged on Instagram with a diamond toe ring that she had designed in collaboration with Aflalo, proclaiming "It’s def a toe ring summer". Heard!

In tandem with Cohen's enthusiasm, a few brands have shared her sentiment, like Chan Luu and Simuero, offering luxury toe ring options to the fashion set. While there are many options on Etsy and eBay to shop, these offer a more luxe-feeling appeal with gemstones and high-quality materials.

Dating back to ancient civilizations, the toe ring symbolized wealth and social status in Ancient Egypt, while in Hindu culture, rings were worn on the second toes to signify marital status. They became popularized in western culture by bohemian and hippy movements in the 1970s, and then again in the 2000s, becoming a blingy fixture of the trend cycle.

It makes sense why toe rings are once again re-emerging into the trend cycle, and with a personal growing fixation on the foot department (please, not like that), I couldn't be more excited about the jewelry trend.

Below, are our favorite toe rings to shop this season.

Aflalo

Chan Luu

Louis Abel

Chan Luu

Simuero

Charlotte Chesnais

Lie Studio