Martha Stewart’s Hermès espadrilles spark a $30 summer 2026 lookalike

Martha Stewart has done what few women can do in a single shoe choice: make a classic feel newly authoritative. At the New York City premiere of Dutton Ranch at AMC Lincoln Square 13 on May 12, 2026, she wore Hermès platform espadrilles, a pair priced at roughly $1,150, and suddenly the espadrille looked less like a vacation shoe than a rich-lady summer uniform.

That is the appeal of the platform update. Flat espadrilles have long lived in the coastal-grandmother orbit, but the added height gives Stewart’s version a sharper, more current line. The jute-trimmed sole still reads easy and seaside, yet the lift changes the proportions, making the shoe feel more polished with wide-leg linen, crisp white denim, or the kind of fluid trousers that already anchor the Martha Stewart, Ina Garten, Diane Keaton and Meryl Streep school of summer dressing.

The revival is not happening in a vacuum. Espadrilles are one of those styles that never truly disappear, but summer 2026 has pushed them back into view at major retailers, with versions ranging from designer splurges to stripped-down lookalikes. A $30 Amazon pair, the Bctex Coll Espadrille Wedge Sandals, captures the same coastal mood without the Hermès price tag, which is exactly why the trend is spreading. It is not about chasing a novelty silhouette. It is about a shoe that reads familiar, flattering and seasonally right across price points.

Stewart’s look also lands inside a broader comfort-luxe lane she has helped define for years. Skechers sells an official Martha Stewart collaboration, the BOBS Sesame - By The Bay, for $70, and the design language tells the story: brushed canvas, twin gore panels, a cushioned Air-Cooled Memory Foam insole and a jute-trimmed espadrille flatform midsole. That shoe sits closer to the everyday end of the market, but it proves the same point as the Hermès pair. The coastal-grandmother look has moved beyond theory and into footwear people can actually wear, from front row polish to practical summer errands.