Nordstrom Calypso Sandals

What went wrong

The notice saysThe jewel decorations on the shoes can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

The federal small parts rule sets how small a detached piece has to be to count as a choking risk for children under three. Most shoe recalls in this group came after a firm learned that a decoration was coming off; many notices mention only a few reports. Decorations that look sturdy can still loosen with wear, so the notice’s style details are the thing to match.

How to tell if your pair is affected

Product description in the noticeThis recall involves Nordstrom brand sandals sold in toddler and little girl’s sizes. The Calypso-style shoes are tan and white with gold straps that have three jeweled flowers on the top. "Nordstrom" and a flower pattern are embossed on the upper sole of the shoes. Toddler sizes were sold with an ankle strap.

The notice gives no style numbers or barcodes, so you match on what it does give: the brand and style (Calypso Sandals), the store (Nordstrom) and the “made in” label (China). If a detail does not line up, the recall contact below can confirm.

What the notice tells you to do

RemedyConsumers should immediately return the recalled sandals to any Nordstrom store or Nordstrom.com for a full refund.

Recall contact, as printed in the notice: For additional information, call Nordstrom at (888) 282-6060 anytime, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.nordstrom.com

The recall is 19 years old. Most original owners have moved on to bigger sizes; the pairs still around tend to sit in donation bags, consignment shops and online resale listings. The notice gives a phone number and a website for the firm; details that old may have changed, and the CPSC notice stays online as the record.

How this recall compares

• With about 1,800 units, this is the 82nd largest of the 95 footwear recalls in our archive that give a U.S. unit count. The median recall in the archive covers about 7,200 units, so this one is well below typical size.
• 41 other footwear recalls in the archive cite the same kind of hazard (choking), 41 of them in children’s footwear. The earliest in this group dates from 1993.
• The notice gives a price of $27. For sandals, clogs and flip-flops in the archive the typical stated price is about $24, so this pair sat near the middle of its group.
• No incidents were reported before this recall. That is true of 36 of the 95 detailed notices in the archive: firms often recall after their own testing or a supplier finding, not after injuries.

Year, part, store and origin

• 2007 brought 8 footwear recalls in our archive, covering about 1,262,600 units in all. This was the 3rd of the year by date and the 8th largest by units.
• The notice names the jewel or rhinestone as the part that fails. No other footwear recall in the archive names that part in its hazard statement.
• Sold at Nordstrom. 5 other footwear recalls in the archive also list Nordstrom as a seller; the most recent is The North Face Women’s Shellista V Mid Waterproof Boots (2025).
• Made in China. 61 of the 91 notices in the archive that name a country list China (67%).
• At the stated price, the 1,800 units come to roughly $49,000 of retail sales.

Comparisons use the 103 footwear recalls in our archive, read from the CPSC recall database on October 20, 2026. See data and methods.