The Elegant Sandals Letter
A letter from The Taylor Family · Founders of The Taylor Family Sydney
Sydney, New South Wales · October 2026
A letter from the foundersThirty-Five Years of Dressing Sydney Women. The Sandal You Will Reach For All Summer.
Twenty-four styles, most of them flat or low, all of them chosen to go with the things already in your wardrobe. If you are only going to add one thing before summer, we would make it a good pair of sandals.
The Taylor Family Sydney was built on one belief: comfort should never come second to style. For thirty-five years we have dressed women in this city, and for just as long we have watched the same small ritual every October: the shoe cupboard opens, and everything in it still belongs to winter.
It is October. The harbour is sparkling again, the footpath tables are back out and the first properly warm afternoons have arrived. Sandals are the first thing we reach for when the weather turns, and the last thing we put away.
That is the idea behind our Elegant Sandals collection: twenty-four styles, from easy flats to a block heel, each one made to be put on in a minute and worn all day. The blue pair in our photos is Martha.
There are six things we would tell you about them, in the order we would point them out if you were standing at our counter.
A height for every kind of day
Most of the collection is flat, for errands, markets and long lunches. A few have a low block heel for a little extra height, like Erica and Lyka. Martha, the blue pair in our photos, has a 6cm block heel for dinners and celebrations, and Cassie has a slender heel.
You choose how much height you want, and the shape of the sandal does the rest.
Straps that keep them where they belong
Ankle straps and slingbacks hold the sandal securely, so it feels settled on your foot rather than slipping about. Jenny has a T-strap with an ankle strap, Martha has crossover front straps with a slingback, and Ava has a single wide strap in a soft suede-look finish.
It is a small detail, and it is the reason you stop thinking about your feet by lunchtime.
They go with what you already own
Dresses, skirts, denim and relaxed trousers all work, and the product descriptions say as much for lunches, holidays, dinners and casual outings. Nothing here asks you to buy a new outfit to go with it.
Pick the colour that suits your wardrobe and you have an outfit finished before you reach the door.
Details that finish the look
Woven straps on Quennie, Zarrie, Jolina and Bianca. A decorative chain on Erica. Golden jewel detail on Gia. Embellished straps on Camila. The detail is where a simple sandal becomes one you get asked about.
Colours, sizes and one price
Quennie and Lyka each come in ten colours, Marisa, Naya and Rita in nine, and Jenny in eight. Sizes run from 4 to 11.5 on most styles, and Jenny goes from 3 to 14.
Every pair is the same price whatever the colour or size. Each product page has the full size options, and we would ask you to check them before you order.
Free shipping, and real people who answer
Shipping is always free, with no minimum, and you can follow your parcel on our Track Your Order page. If something is not right, our Sydney team is on hand seven days a week.
You are buying from a family business that has been doing this for thirty-five years.
Jenny
Erica
Martha
Quennie
Lyka
GiaOne good pair, against a cupboard of almost-right ones
Most of us own several pairs of summer shoes and still end up wearing the same one. Here is the difference, laid out plainly.
- One pair for errands, another for dinner
- Straps that slip by the afternoon
- A colour that only suits one outfit
- A size you hope is right
- Still wondering what to wear them with
- Paid full price for the privilege
- Flats, low blocks and a 6cm heel in one collection
- Ankle straps and slingbacks for a secure fit
- Up to ten colours on a single style
- Full size options on every product page
- Made for dresses, skirts, denim and trousers
- $89.95 a pair
The best shoe is the one you put on without thinking and wear all day without noticing. That is why we would put a sandal in your hands first.
Why the Elegant Sandals are up to 70% OFF this month
This month The Taylor Family Sydney turns thirty-five. To mark it, and to make room for the new collection we are preparing, we have put the Elegant Sandals on one anniversary sale. Every pair is $89.95, down from $299.95. One run. Not a rolling sale.
Stock is limited, and when a style sells out in your size, that is the end of that one. The sandals go back to $299.95, and the anniversary does not come round again.
Extra discounts apply automatically at checkout. Buy five or more pairs and each one comes to around $67.46. We make almost nothing at that price, and that is on purpose.
We believe getting dressed should feel like coming home to yourself. We would far rather these sandals went to women who will live in them than sit in a box at the back of a cupboard.
The Taylor Family · Founders, The Taylor Family SydneyIf you are going to add one thing to your wardrobe before summer arrives properly, this is where we would start, while your size is still there.
— The Taylor Family
The Elegant Sandals Collection
- Flats, low block heels and a 6cm block heel
- Up to ten colours on a single style, one price
- Free shipping, always
Stack and save: buy 2 save 10%, buy more and save up to 25% extra.
See which sandals are still in your size