High street favourite New Look has stepped up with a pair of chunky slider sandals that are causing quite the stir, rivalling the much-coveted Hermes Chypre without the hefty price tag.

A feeling of elevation defines these gravity-defying sandals from Hermès, which first appeared in the French house’s S/S 2023 womenswear show in Paris. There, they bounced over a set evocative of a ...