Gladiator boots

Gladiator sandals have been in fashion for ages and it was no different on the runways.

Every designer had models wearing the gladiator boots with their collections for spring 2013.

 A buttoned down shirt, a high-waisted pencil skirt and a cape-like spring jacket were worn with the gladiator boots

Alexander wang 

Proenza schouler mixing the femininity and fluidity of a printed chiffon dress, with the hard and edgy undertones featured by the black leather lace-up cutaway boots.

Versace

Colorful, bold, effortless and confident, this is how the Versace woman is envisioned for the upcoming spring and summer 2013 season.

Tom Ford

The above inspiration from the runways shows just a few ways you can bring the gladiator shoe into 2013. 

The key you’ll notice with all of them is the detail.

 Now, it’s about something unique and special; 

something that goes beyond the flat sandal style; 

something that’s a true summer statement.