Shoes

Shoes

G.H. Bass loafers: How a Norwegian Slip-On Made Room for a Penny

G.H. Bass loafers: How a Norwegian Slip-On Made Room for a Penny

G.H. Bass loafers trace a path from the company's 1876 start in Wilton, Maine, through the 1936 Weejuns and their Ivy League afterlife, then into lug soles, tassels, suede, and color. I would begin with the black Whitney, then choose how much sole and ornament I want.

Prada Boots for Women: Ankle, Knee-High and Monolith, Sorted by Shape

Prada Boots for Women: Ankle, Knee-High and Monolith, Sorted by Shape

Prada boots women actually reach for come in three families: the ankle boots and booties, the knee-high and tall pairs, and the lug-soled Monolith, biker and snow styles. This edit sorts them by shape and tells you how I would wear each one.

Black Heels That Go With Everything: Pumps, Slingbacks and Sandals

Black Heels That Go With Everything: Pumps, Slingbacks and Sandals

Black heels are the pair that carries an outfit from day to night. This edit sorts the best of them by shape, from kitten heels to platforms. Choose the height you can really walk in and build around it.

Nike Moon Shoe: The Waffle Iron Racer Now in Jacquemus Colorways

Nike Moon Shoe: The Waffle Iron Racer Now in Jacquemus Colorways

The Nike Moon Shoe began as a waffle-iron experiment by Bill Bowerman, and this edit sorts the OG colorways, the seasonal and Leather Pack pairs, and the Jacquemus versions. I say when I would reach for each one and what to check in the fitting room.

Walk on the Wild Side: Animal Print Shoes

Walk on the Wild Side: Animal Print Shoes

Animal print has become a neutral, and shoes are the easiest way to wear it. Leopard, zebra and snake effects now sit comfortably next to denim and black. This edit is the full range of print shoes, from flats to heels.

Tony Bianco Loafers: Penny, Suede and Lug-Sole Pairs From a Fjord Fishing Shoe Story

Tony Bianco Loafers: Penny, Suede and Lug-Sole Pairs From a Fjord Fishing Shoe Story

Tony Bianco loafers are the starting point for this edit, which sorts leather pairs, suede and nubuck pairs, and other loafers to compare by how they wear. I say when I would reach for each one and what to check in the fitting room.

Gucci Loafers for Women: Horsebits, Backless Mules and Platforms Compared

Gucci Loafers for Women: Horsebits, Backless Mules and Platforms Compared

A first-person guide to Gucci loafers women can wear from the office to the weekend, from the Horsebit originals to flat backless mules and platform and lug-sole versions. It sorts forty pairs by shape so you know which one fits the way you walk.

adidas Ballet Flats: The 1964 Olympic Sneaker Now Wearing Ankle Ties

adidas Ballet Flats: The 1964 Olympic Sneaker Now Wearing Ankle Ties

These adidas ballet flats cover the Taekwondo Mei, the Tokyo Mary Jane and the rest of the three stripe hybrids, plus ballet sneakers from other sport brands and mesh and satin flats. I started with the Olympic history because it explains why a trainer looks this slim.

Heels: Pumps, Strappy Sandals and Slingbacks With a Long, Odd History

Heels: Pumps, Strappy Sandals and Slingbacks With a Long, Odd History

Heels began as riding footwear in Western Asia long before they reached a ballroom, and this edit sorts pumps, strappy sandals, slingbacks, mules and kitten pairs by how they wear. I say when I would reach for each one and what to check in the fitting room.

YSL Heels: Slingbacks, Platform Sandals and Mules With a Paris Accent

YSL Heels: Slingbacks, Platform Sandals and Mules With a Paris Accent

YSL heels begin with a couture house that opened its doors on December 4, 1961, and this edit sorts the Saint Laurent slingback pumps, heeled sandals and heeled mules by name. I go through how each shape wears and when I would reach for it.

Hunter Shoes For Wet Days

Hunter Shoes For Wet Days

Rain boots stopped being a countryside object and became a city one. Hunter shoes are the reason, since the brand spent a decade turning a Scottish agricultural boot into something worn deliberately rather than out of necessity. This edit takes the tall rain boots first and then the shorter waterproof shapes.

What a $1,290 Heel Gets You That a $150 One Doesn't

What a $1,290 Heel Gets You That a $150 One Doesn't

What a $1,290 heel gets you that a $150 one does not. A real comparison guide to Revolve's heel edit across every price point.

Two Nights Out of Town

Two Nights Out of Town

The weekend away has quietly become its own dressing category. Remote work untethered the trip from the calendar, so the two-night bag now has to cover a train, a dinner and a muddy walk without a costume change. This edit sorts that problem by what you actually reach for, category by category.

The Sandal Rule Nobody Follows: Buy for the Sole, Not the Strap

The Sandal Rule Nobody Follows: Buy for the Sole, Not the Strap

The sandal rule nobody follows: buy for the sole, not the strap. A guide to Revolve's sandal edit across every price point.

Ballet Flats and Mary Janes

Ballet Flats and Mary Janes

Flat shoes with a strap or a bow

The Platform Sandal Makes a Case for Height

The Platform Sandal Makes a Case for Height

A styling guide to platform sandals, midi dresses and clutches, weighing volume, proportion and how much height an outfit needs.

Fall Ankle Boots

Fall Ankle Boots

The shoe that carries you from September to March

The Boot Price Ladder on Revolve, Explained

The Boot Price Ladder on Revolve, Explained

The boot price ladder on Revolve, explained. What separates a $108 pair from a $395 pair, and which tier fits your winter.

Ballet Flats Are Back, but Not as a Nostalgia Act

Ballet Flats Are Back, but Not as a Nostalgia Act

See how ballet flats return with less sweetness, from Acne Studios suede lace-ups to fishnet and woven leather styles that sharpen the classic shape.

Dinner On Holiday Has Its Own Wardrobe

Dinner On Holiday Has Its Own Wardrobe

Dinner on holiday is warmer than home and less formal than a city restaurant. Eight dresses, four heels, four clutches and the plated jewelry that survives salt water.

Ankle Boots

Ankle Boots

The boot that works with everything

Knit Skirts for Winter

Knit Skirts for Winter

Knit skirts in grey, cream, camel and black, the sweaters and cardigans to wear on top, and the boots and ballet flats that suit them.

Mules

Mules

Backless, and done thinking about it

Ballet Flats Are Having Their Moment Again

Ballet Flats Are Having Their Moment Again

A familiar flat with a fresh way to finish everyday looks.