I’ve developed rather consistent preferences when it comes to shoes. When the weather warms up, I switch from the black, block-heel boots I wear all winter to the traditional horesebit loafers. Then, during the summer, I wear slip-on slider sandals until September, when it’s time to break out the loafers.
You can only imagine my despair when I realized I had to give up my beloved leather loafers last fall last weekend, the first time it felt actually plausible to go outside without wearing knee-high boots and cozy socks. They had been in my possession for at least five years, and with the amount of use they receive, they were beginning to show their age. I promised myself, “I’ll buy myself a I made the pledge to get a new pair in the spring but forgot about it until I wanted to wear them. I need a shoe to get me through this transitional period in the season since boots just don’t seem as appropriate as they were last month, and a heatwave may be on the horizon.
It didn’t take me long to realize that there are four main shoe types that are currently ruling the sidewalks of the capital after looking more closely at the most recent shoe options attractive individuals are sporting as they go about their daily lives in London. From the updated trainers I keep seeing—it can’t just be a coincidence—to the flats that can instantly finish your clothes,scroll on to see the top London shoe trends for 2023.Mary Janes have been a key player in 2023’s footwear trends but, instead of leather styles, I’m seeing more and more velvet iterations come through.
