Best Gold Strappy Heels

Gold strappy heels can be cheesy, dated, or prom-y if selected poorly. But the best gold strappy heels are versatile shoes that can last you years. I am still wearing my favorite gold strappy sandals that I purchased 10 years ago. Not an exaggeration. I purchased my strappy gold babies on April 4, 2014. I have had to take them to Gilbert’s Shoe Repair a couple of times, but they are still going strong. I now wear them sparingly to ensure they make it to their next birthday.

With the holidays coming up, let’s check in on your strappy gold heel situation. I doubt you have what you need. As I mentioned, many gold sandals and gold heels suck. Below are strappy gold heels that definitely don’t suck, whether you’re looking for gold strappy kitten heels, block heels, stilettos, or low heels. Enjoy!

For tips on styling your gold strappy heels and sandals, check out my post What To Wear With Gold Shoes.

The Best Gold Strappy Heel

The best gold strappy heel is a soft textured medium gold with minimal shine. Think matte leather.

While there can be varying degrees of straps and at different parts of the shoe, you really can’t go wrong with gold ankle strap heels — you know those heels with a simple gold strap just around the ankle, like the pair featured above. They’re deliciously simple and elegant.

Ideally, your gold strappy heels have a strong heel versus a stiletto look, which is relatively dated for gold heels right now. If you are drawn to the mirror gold look (shiny and reflective) make sure it has less material and shows a lot of skin. I call this a “naked” shoe. You will notice there are mirror gold sandals featured below, but the straps are thin. They are the epitome of a strappy gold heel, aka lots of skin and less shoe. Also, keep in mind that mirror gold doesn’t last long. It can get scratched almost immediately and it will start to peel after a year or so.

The Iriss Ankle Strap Gold Sandal by 27 Edit Naturalizer sandal is available at Zappos.

Best Gold Strappy Kitten Heel

This Larroudé Mini Annie sandal is such a perfect example of a modern gold kitten heel. It is available at Larroudé.

Best Gold Strappy Block Heel

This Cordani block heel gold sandal is comfortable, versatile, and less flashy than our other gold goodies. This should work in almost anyone’s wardrobe. It’s available at Nordstrom and Cordani.

Gold Strappy Heels To Avoid

There is a fine line between a cheesy gold strappy heel and the right one. Unfortunately, the stores provide far too many of the bad gold goodies. Here are the traits to avoid:

1. Too much reflective gold material (ie: thick straps, enclosed toes, etc)
2. Super yellow gold
3. Bronzy gold
4. Kinda rose gold

I get so irritated by the “kinda” rose gold color. It’s not really gold, but it’s not really rose gold either — ack! It ends up pairing with next to nothing! Pictured above is a beautiful shoe with all the right things going for it, and from its online photos it may look like the ideal golden hue. But then you get it home and you realize the Sam Edelman Wilson Sandal is not gold and it’s not rose gold. Blast!

Best Strappy Gold Sandals

We will update this post regularly as I collect more of the best strappy gold sandals available. Listed below are my honorable mentions…

Marc Fisher Raelyn Sandal

Available at Nordstrom Rack, Marc Fisher, and Amazon.

Sizing: 5-11M

Heel Height: 1.5″

Material: leather upper and lining, synthetic sole

Dolce Vita Blakly Ankle Strap Sandal

Available at Nordstrom, Zappos, Amazon, Evereve, and Dolce Vita.

Sizing: 5-13M

Heel Height: 2″

Material: leather upper, synthetic lining and sole

AGL Angie Ankle Strap Sandal

Available at Nordstrom and Bloomingdale’s.

Sizing: 5-12M

Heel Height: 2.25″

Material: leather upper and lining, leather and rubber sole

Bernardo Jalena Ankle Strap Sandal

Available at Nordstrom.

Sizing: 6-11M

Heel Height: 1.25″

Material: leather upper, lining and sole

French Sole Gold Siel Sandals

Available at Tuckernuck.

Sizing: 6-11

Heel Height: 0.5″

Material: leather

Sarah Flint Perfect Block Sandal 30

Available at Sarah Flint.

Sizing: 4-13M

Heel Height: 1″

Material: metallic laminated nappa, leather lining and insole, leather outsole with full rubber forepart

Chinese Laundry Women’s Rubie Dress Sandal

Available at Amazon.

Sizing: 5-11M

Heel Height: 2″

Material: synthetic upper, lining, and footbed

Patricia Green Palm Beach Slide Sandal

Available at Nordstrom.

Sizing: 6-11M

Heel Height: 2″

Material: leather upper and lining, rubber sole

Anne Klein Matilda Strappy Sandal

Available at Zappos, Macy’s, and Amazon.

Sizing: 5.5-10M

Heel Height: 2″

Material: synthetic upper, textile lining, synthetic sole

Strappy Gold Sandals From Years Past

I originally wrote this post on the best strappy gold heels and sandals years ago and update it regularly due to its popularity. I’ve left these photos below for nostalgic purposes. Whenever I update older posts, I love to hold on to a collection of images as a bit of a time capsule so we can watch how our style evolves.

Bernardo Belinda Metallic Ankle-Strap Sandals

Available at Anthropologie.

Sizing: 6-11M

Heel Height: 2.5″

Material: suede and leather upper, leather insole, rubber sole

Steve Madden Cappo Sandal

Available at Zappos.

Sizing: 5.5-11M

Heel Height: 1.5″

Material: synthetic upper, lining, and footbed

Veronica Beard Abriella Ankle Strap Sandal

These gold strappy heels are available at Saks Off Fifth, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Nordstrom Rack.

Kate Spade New York Palm Springs Sandal

These gold strappy sandals with a low heel are available at Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale’s, and Kate Spade.

Naturalizer Thena Ankle Strap Sandal

These gold strappy sandals have a 3-inch heel and are available at Amazon, Nordstrom, Naturalizer, and Macy’s.

Talbots Capri Metallic Leather Sandals