Loafers...

[softgrey]

these are showing up everywhere...
will you be wearing loafers this season...or are they too masculine...?!?...

i'm liking it a lot when i see it in editorials...
but not so sure if i am going to go there myself...

dieppa restreppo

rochas

robert clergerie

lagarconne.com

 

[softgrey]

repett0

jil sander

lagarconne.com

 

[oceanhue]

I love the ones that they sell at Urban Outfitters... I like loafers--haters be hatin'.

I can't wait to wear them with my grazers or cigarette jeans on campus.

 

[MulletProof]

I bought a pair of Bass loafers last year, I was so crushed on that Margaret Howell look, the loafers with a dark skirt and a plain white blouse/shirt (still am ).. I don't wear them often but I love them, I think they'd look cute on someone with smaller feet (I'm size 10 ) but I actually enjoy how they confuse people (size + the design itself), especially men.


Love the patent leather ones from La Garçonne. Wish I could fine something less robust like that, and in patent leather.

 

[ErnstLudwig]

Really classical unisex style (penny loafers). In particular I remember Audrey wearing them quite often in Funny Face; I guess to emphasize the intellect of her character (college/university = loafer).

But I'm no fan of patent leather that looks kinda cheap (personal opinion )

 

[softgrey]

j.crew.com

 

[softgrey]

Really classical unisex style (penny loafers). In particular I remember Audrey wearing them quite often in Funny Face; I guess to emphasize the intellect of her character (college/university = loafer).

But I'm no fan of patent leather that looks kinda cheap (personal opinion )

yep-
now that you mention it...
i would said it's an updated 60's look...
funny face w. Audrey is a good reference...
thx...

an iconic image...
B)

**this and the pumps trend is going to bring me to my next trend...
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and then one more after that!
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[Heroin_Chic]

I LOVE this trend and already bought two pair! It was about time something classy became trendy (after all that ripped / oversize / neon bulls**t).

 

[shutterbug]

I purchased a pair earlier this month. I was looking for loafers that looked more feminine with a slightly sharper toe and found these:

http://www.localeshoes.com

I'm in love.

 

[anarcobitch]

i love this trend!

 

[Tinetush]

To me they are just the right amount of masculine
But I do really like men's shoes. It balances out the femininity of most of the dresses I wear.

I've been meaning to buy a pair for about a year I think. But I haven't found the perfect pair. I want them to be as simple as possible. Black, no tassles, nice leather, with a heel (albeit low). I really do like the second to last ones from J. Crew in post #6.

 

[moirla]

I love loafers, but my feet are very narrow so they tend to fall off

 

[ChrissyM]

i've been loving loafers lately and have had to restrain myself from impulse buying too many pairs...

i recently caved and bought a leopard print pair of steven by steve madden loafers during Nordstrom's Anniversary sale..
my sister bought the glitter pair.

nordstrom.com

and, i haven't bought these but i keep coming back to them and first saw them months and months ago...

from Rachel Antonoff's collection for Bass
the Wendybird loafer

freepeople.com

 

[softgrey]

shutterbug...
i like how those are a bit more feminized...
makes them seem a bit more wearable - at least for me...
it's hard for me to do a chunky shoe and not feel really unattractive...
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those ones you posted are cute as well chrissy---
i love the whole sparkle shoe trend - ever since margiela did it way back when...
and i am always a sucker for pretty much anything leopard...
that is a pretty good leopard print (oh-i hate bad leopard so much@!.........)



i guess this is pretty much one of those unisex trends...
i kinda love when that happens...
ANDROGYNY!!!...

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[ChrissyM]

^^i definitely have a thing for "go with everything" sparkly shoes as well...
i wish my sister and i had the same shoe size so i could steal hers

that nude/tan patent pair from j crew looks really great...
i love that there is such a variety of great looking loafers out there and i love the androgyny of them for sure.

they look so great with cropped pants...
i wore my leopard pair today with some black and white nanette lepore shorts, a black tank and a yellow lace cardigan (with a brown/black abstract giraffe print scarf thrown on as well)

stubbs & wootton's loafer/slippers come in some really fun/quirky/interesting iterations as well, but i just couldn't justify the price for myself since i didn't find a pair that i really fell in love with: http://www.stubbsandwootton.com/

my boss has a great black pair with little golden bees on them that she got years ago...
those i would have splurged on
my dad is a beekeeper as a hobby so i have a bit of a soft spot for things with bees on them since they remind me of him

 

[softgrey]

they look so great with cropped pants..

sounds like another unisex trend thread waiting to happen...
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who wants to do the honors...?!?!
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[á la Balenciaga]

anyone know the brand. i fell in love with these beauties


rihanna daily

 

[ErnstLudwig]

Just checked seems to be unisex since (at least) world war II:

Gene

corbis

Grace (54)

mptv

Rita (41)

and those I like
carimashoemaker.com

banis @ styleforum

 

[The_Ida]

I want to at least try on a pair, I have really tiny feet and it could look really weird with the chunkyness and all

 

[candeo]

Except for driving, loafers are just a complete no-no for me. In fact I can't say I've ever seen a pair of loafers in my entire life that look attractive on any female leg/ankle shape...not ever...