Charlize Theron’s “Sort Of” Gladiator Sandals

So Charlize Theron went to get her nails done wearing these heels:

Charlize Theron leaving a nail salon on June 18, 2010

Oh and she also wore them after working on her fitness at a Beverly Hills gym:

Charlize Theron and her personal trainer come out of a gym on April 28, 2010

Other “regular” celebs think it’s fine to be caught by the paparazzi coming out of a nail spa in flip flops or the gym in their gym clothes, but not Charlize Theron. She’s way too classy for that and I think she’d drop dead first before we ever see this blond bombshell be anything but a bombshell in her candid pictures.

Of course, I went looking for Charlize’s shoes and these are what came up:

Err, I thought they’d be more “gladiator-y”. They certainly looked a lot more like gladiator sandals in Charlize’s candids. They resemble 18th century button boots more in this product image, and if it weren’t for the t-strap, I don’t think I’d call these gladiators at all.

Anyway, Charlize Theron’s “sort of” gladiator sandals (or gladiator sandals at first sight?) are the Sigerson Morrison 9880 Twisted Strap Heels. Zappos.com carries the rosewood leather color of these shoes:

Sigerson Morrison 9880 Twisted Strap Heels in rosewood leather

Now they look even less like gladiators without the black color and the wooden stacked heel.

Would you classify Charlize Theron’s strappy black heels as gladiators?

The Sigerson Morrison 9880 Twisted Strap Heels are $654.00 at Zappos.com.