Shoes

Le Monde Beryl Made The Venetian Slipper A Uniform

Le Monde Beryl brings the Venetian furlane, a soft house shoe traditionally made with a recycled rubber sole, into everyday flats and Mary Janes. The label built a following by taking that regional tradition seriously rather than quoting it, which is why the shoes read as footwear rather than fashion. This edit follows the slipper through the strap styles, boots and one sandal that extend the same idea.

Kitten-Heel Pumps and Slingbacks

Kitten heel pumps and slingbacks in black, cream, red and oxblood. For anyone who wants to dress up jeans and sweatpants with a low, comfortable heel.

Hightop of Doom and What Goes With Them

Hightop of Doom works best with a quiet sneaker, flat or boot, like By Far's Prudent sneaker or Ann Demeulemeester's Heiko ankle boots. I go through the sneakers and ballet flats that suit it and the proportion rule that decides what you buy.

Flat Shoes First

Flat shoes for the days when sneakers feel too casual and heels feel like too much. Slippers, Mary Janes, ballet flats and loafers for every day of the week.

Emmy London Shoes: The Bridal Label That Hides a Crystal Under Every Sole

This edit of Emmy London shoes covers block heels, stilettos, flats, bridal pairs and slingbacks from the British label. I would start with the suede block heels and work outward from there.

Embellished Party Shoes

The Party Shoes Worth The Investment

Dico Copenhagen Boots: Is It Worth It?

Dico Copenhagen is the Danish label Søren Petersen started in 1997, now best known for quiet leather boots. I like how little they ask of you: a lived-in surface, a clean shape and no new trick every season.

Clean Sneaker

That one sneaker you reach out to everyday

Christen Classic Shoes: Sandals and Boots by Nina Christen

Christen classic shoes come from Nina Christen, who shaped footwear at Bottega Veneta, Loewe, Celine and The Row before launching in 2024. I go through the sandals, boots and shoes.

Bloumme Sandals: Two Recycled Thong Sandals, Pilar and Arc 40

Bloumme sandals come down to two recycled thong sandals, the flat Pilar and the Arc 40. I explain why a narrow summer edit built around one clear shape works.

After Hours

Dressed-up sneakers for nights out, from metallic trainers to soft suede court shoes. This edit is for anyone who wants comfort that still looks polished after dark.

Alaia Mesh Shoes: Ballet Flats, Pumps and Sandals Compared

Alaia mesh shoes swap part of the leather for a sheer panel, so a classic ballet flat or pump reads lighter and a little architectural. I compare the suede-trimmed and metallic mesh flats with the 55 mesh pumps.

Jewel Tone Heels And Boots

Burgundy, emerald and plum are doing what black used to do in a shoe. The colour reads as considered rather than loud. Here it is in heels, boots and evening fabric.

Odissi

Odissì is a footwear label built in 2024 by HIM Co., an Italian manufacturer near Venice with about sixty years of shoemaking behind it, as a way to move from private-label production into a brand of its own. The label is built around a stated idea of Italian craft filtered through global references.

Pony hair shoes: The Fall Finish That Makes a Clog Strange

Pony hair shoes, from leopard loafers to cow-print clogs, bring an animal-hair finish to familiar fall shapes. I would choose the silhouette first and let the print do the talking.

Sandals, Sorted: Flat Slides, Kitten Heels, Platforms and Wedges

A field guide to sandals in three groups: flat slides and thong sandals, heeled pairs, and platforms and wedges. I name the shapes I would reach for and the ones I would leave on the shelf.

Toteme

Elin Kling, a Swedish fashion journalist, and Karl Lindman, an art director who had worked with Interview magazine, founded Toteme in New York in 2014, the same year they married, before moving the company back to their native Stockholm in 2016. The name started as Totem until Kling suggested softening it with a final e, and the label built its identity on pared-back Scandinavian tailoring: poplin shirtdresses, boxy bouclé jackets and a signature fringed scarf detail.

Merrell Shoes: From Randy Merrell's Cowboy Boot to the Moab

This Merrell shoes edit covers Moab hikers, trail runners, slip-ons, waterproof boots and leather sandals for women. I would build it around the Moab and the Jungle Moc, the two shoes the brand is known for.

Giuseppe Zanotti Heels Are Engineered For The Entrance

Giuseppe Zanotti trained as a shoe designer in the Riviera del Brenta, the stretch of Veneto where most of the world's luxury footwear is actually made. Giuseppe zanotti heels come out of that technical tradition, which is why the extreme shapes still balance. The theatrics are engineered rather than improvised.

Clarks: The Somerset Shoemaker Behind the Wallabee

Clarks: a 40-pair edit spanning Wallabees, desert boots, loafers, boots, clogs and sandals, framed by a story that starts in Street, Somerset. I trace the brand from its 1825 beginnings to the moccasin shape that still catches my eye.

Louboutin Heels: The Red Sole Story, From Pumps to Mules

A first-person guide to Christian Louboutin heels, from the red sole story to the pumps, heeled sandals, slingbacks and mules worth knowing. It covers Louboutin styles and how to try them on.

Kenneth Cole: The Shoe Truck That Made an Entrance

Kenneth Cole shoes, from the 1982 trailer-showroom origin to a fall-minded edit of boots, heels, flats, sneakers, bags and coats. I like how Cole's sharp product instincts and public-minded advertising share the same New York nerve.

Timberland Boots: From the 1973 Yellow Boot to Platforms and Chelseas

Timberland boots began as a waterproof work boot in 1973, and this edit sorts the 6-inch classics, platform and heeled pairs, and chukkas, hikers and chelseas by how they wear. I say when I would reach for each one and what to check in the fitting room.

Hoka Shoes: The Maximal Cushion That Started on a Mountain

Hoka shoes began in the French Alps in 2009, when two athletes set out to make downhill running feel like flying. I sort them by where they go, from Bondi, Clifton and Arahi to Mafate and Speedgoat trail shoes and Kaha hikers.