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The Spring Guide to Shoes
It makes sense that at the first sign of spring, ankles and toes show up long before shoulders and knees. Lightening your footwear load with on-trend lace-ups, heels, and mules is like hitting your wardrobe’s fast-forward button.
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SWEET & LOW
Kitten heels are the girliest of the bunch. Double down on the sweetness with statement bows, sling-backs, and pointed toes.
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MIU MIU
Patent Leather Sling-Back Pumps Miu Miu, $690 -
TIBI
Scott Kitten Heels goop, $475 -
THE ROW
Suede and Satin Bow Mules Saks Fifth Avenue, $795
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STREET SMART
The subtle lift that comes with a chunky sole goes a long way towards keeping feet a safe distance from funky curbs, subway floors, etc.
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CLERGERIE
Final Sandals goop, $490 -
MARNI
Slingback Contrast Sandals goop, $738 -
LOEWE
Stud-Embellished Suede Sandals Matchesfashion, $490
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POWER DRILL
Their Mediterranean origins notwithstanding, espadrilles are the ultimate crossover shoe—and a mood-boosting departure from basic flats.
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MANEBI
La Havana Slides goop, $110 -
CASTAÑER
+ Manolo Blahnik By Day
Canvas and Raffia Pumps NET-A-PORTER, $495 -
ISABEL MARANT
Carlyce Canvas Espadrilles Isabel Marant, $240
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SLIDE SHOW
Remixed in metallic leather and technicolor suede, these slip-ons splice the chicness of sandals with the ease of a flip-flop.
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CLERGERIE Igad Leather Sandals goop, $480
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LOEFFLER RANDALL
Iris Metallic Slide goop, $275 -
ALEXANDRE BIRMAN
Julita Flat Sandal goop, $625 -
ANCIENT GREEK SANDALS
Alki Satin Sandals goop, $240
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PUMPED-UP KICKS
With a healthy dose of comfort and attitude, this (mostly) neutral edit lends destroyed-at-the-knees jeans even more edge.
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BALENCIAGA
Race Runners Balenciaga, $695 -
LOEFFLER RANDALL
Scout Sneaker goop, $295 -
ACNE STUDIOS
Joriko-Printed
Low-Top Trainers Matchesfashion, $410
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BLOCK PARTY
A version of the stacked heel comes around every season—and for good reason: it’s versatile, sexy, and walkable no matter the height.
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LOEFFLER RANDALL
Leigh Heel goop, $395 -
GUCCI
Marmont Leather Block-Heel Sandal Bergdorf Goodman, $730 -
ALEXANDRE BIRMAN
Clarita Block Heel goop, $595
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GLOBE-TROTTER
Function in the front, designy party in the back—this season’s mules are having their MoMa moment.
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NEOUS Masdevallia Leather and Crochet Mules NET-A-PORTER, $630
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ZARA
Leather Slingback Shoes
with Rounded Heel Zara, $100 -
NEOUS
Gongoria Heel Need Supply Co., $585 -
GRAY MATTERS
Mildred Egg Taupe Gray Matters, $525
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UNDER WRAPS
Rope- and satin-strapped gladiators, as skin-baring as they are, pair just as well with trenches and knits now as they will with cutoffs and cover-ups this summer.
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STELLA MCCARTNEY White Flat Sandals goop, $475
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SAINT LAURENT
Nu Pieds Rope and
Leather Sandals Matchesfashion, $595 -
GABRIELA HEARST
Reeves Graphic-Print
Wraparound Sandals Matchesfashion, $595 -
VALENTINO
Garavani Torchon
Gladiator Sandals MyTheresa, $595