Loafing Around

Every so often fashion kindly drops a bombshell. Ponchos which made us look squat, skinny jeans which, if made badly, had the effect of a sausage wrapped in a piece of too small cling film, chokers which cut us off at the neck in the 90’s. This season the bombshell is flat shoes; the death knell of the vertiginous heel has been proclaimed, go forth and free your poor aching feet! How did this wonderfully awesome flat phenomenon happen? Well, fashion is about extremes. One season the pendulum lands in the glam camp, the next season we are all rocking a loafer/brogue and denim combo.

Loafers and brogues rescue us from Winter Boot hangovers and the case of “can’t walk in heels.” If you have worn your ballet flats into the ground then look no further than these chic, classic and wonderfully versatile feet treats. Slightly masculine, they can style up a summer dress like nobody’s business and those cigarette pants we can’t get enough of? The perfect finish to a wardrobe staple outfit: they also smarten up khaki pants worn with a denim shirt.

Buy leather, the best you can afford, and you’ll be protected from the vagaries of the Great British Summer. You can go all out with a pair from Todds or at good ole Russell and Bromley the Oxblood Chester loafers will see you right through winter as well. Then try Office for a taste of the rainbow: white through to pastels through to bright patent red. Decide on the colour then whether you’re a tassel or chain strap front girl and you’re good to go.

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