# Luxury Open-Toe Sandals Chanel Launches the Pearls and Lambskin Sandals for the SS20 Season By Amy Duong | Published 2020-04-20 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pearls-and-lambskin References: [hypebeast](https://hypebeast.com/2020/4/chanel-mules-pearls-lambskin-slides-release) & [chanel](https://www.chanel.com/us/fashion/p/G35696Y5383294305/mules-pearls-lambskin/) French luxury fashion house [Chanel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/luminous-matte) drops a new footwear silhouette in time for the warmer temperatures with the unveiling of the Pearls and Lambskin Mule. The shoes are predominantly black and takes on an [open-toe silhouette](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sandal-designs) with a premium construction. It is crafted from full lambskin materials that is matched with a thin black bottom informed by rubber materials. Referenced in the sandal's namesake, there are [black pearl microbeads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pearlized-pack) around the toe area. It is weaved together in a braided manner and boasts five layers for a textural look. Additional details that standout include the "Double C" brooch, which offers tonal contrast against the dark base in a gold hue. Branding details complete the sandals at the bottle and gold lettering at the footbed. Image Credit: Chanel ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.8/10 - Popularity: 48% | Activity: 27% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/shoes) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Luxury Sandals with Premium Construction:** The trend for luxury brands to create high-end sandals with premium construction and unique detailing is disrupting the fashion industry and providing opportunities for innovation in materials and design. - **Open-toe Silhouette:** The trend of open-toe silhouettes for luxury sandals is disrupting the traditional closed-toe style, presenting design opportunities for new shapes and textures. - **Textured Look with Microbeads:** The trend of using microbeads to achieve a multi-layered textured look in luxury sandals is opening up opportunities for innovative embellishment materials and techniques. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Luxury Fashion:** Luxury fashion brands that focus on unique and premium footwear construction are creating opportunities for disruptive innovation in the luxury fashion industry. - **Footwear:** The emergence of open-toe luxury sandal silhouettes and innovative embellishment techniques is disrupting the traditional closed-toe style, presenting new opportunities for innovation in footwear design and materials. - **Jewelry:** The use of microbeads in luxury sandal designs is bringing jewelry-like embellishments to the world of footwear, presenting opportunities for the convergence of jewelry and footwear industries. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Summer-Ready Comfortable Sandal Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sandal-designs.md) - [Minimalist Travel Sandals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gewls-chiara-sandal.md) - [Unique Platform-Style Sandals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/platformstyle-sandals.md) - [Luxurious Stealthy Fashion Mules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sunday-molded-mule.md) - [Cozy Collaborative Faux-Fur Sandals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/belt-sandal.md) - [Woven Sandal Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/woven-sandals.md) - [Seasonally Appropriate Footwear Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/petals-pearls.md) - [Collaborative Premium Flip-Flops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/printed-sandal.md) - [Luxe Suede Rugged Mules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chrome-hearts-and-birkenstock.md)