Growing up in Southern California, I can’t recall a summer when I wore shoes. You just didn’t do shoes in the ’50s and ’60s. And it’s not that we didn’t climb trees, take hikes or ride our bikes to the beach, either. Our feet could handle anything from nasty thorns to hot pavements.

Today’s barefoot fashion is so refreshingly retro and it appears to be catching on. My daughter got married barefoot in our backyard. It wasn’t a trend three years ago, yet, she had a broken toe to deal with. But I confess, she did look adorable.

Now more celebs are hitting the sidewalk sans shoes. And designers are jumping all over barefoot fashions.

Most of that fashion you’re going to find on Etsy where shopkeepers are taking it up a notch with barefoot sandals and ankle bracelets.