Credit: Getty Images / Courtesy / InStyle Wedding season is fast approaching, and you’ll need comfortable shoes to make it past the cocktail hour. Podiatrists recommend seeking out shoes with adjustable ankle straps, platforms, and sturdy block heels for stability. They caution against shoes that are completely flat or too narrow. Shop expert recommendations for supportive […]
Durability is a very important topic, and it feels like it’s even more important in hiking than, say, jogging or walking. Hiking shoes falling apart, an upper rupturing, or any other similar event is an inconvenience when you’re walking around the city, but a quite dangerous thing to happen if you’re somewhere 10,000ft high or […]
Eugene Gordon is among the handful of people still making shoes in New Zealand. Locally produced footwear is an endangered species. New Zealand used to have shoe factories. They were all over the country, until they weren’t. Now, New Zealand-made shoes feels like a distant memory, like carless days, a top-bracket tax rate of 66% and The […]
Credit: Eating Well We love Hoka shoes—the Hoka Skyflow is a favorite cushioned walking shoe, and the Hoka Mach 6 is our writer’s podiatrist father-in-law’s go-to. But $160 for the Skyflow or $140 for the Mach 6 can add up when you’re replacing them regularly. Luckily, Amazon sleuths have tracked down a few pairs that feel like Hokas for a […]
Sabastian Sawe after winning the Men’s elite race during the 2026 TCS London Marathon. Photo by John Walton/PA Images via Getty Images Sunday was a day flush with records at the London Marathon. Three men beat the previous world record for the distance, including the first two to surpass the two-hour barrier, a new women’s […]
Rihanna wearing custom Amina Muaddi shoes at the 2025 Met Gala. The Met Gala is considered the number-one fashion event of the year, drawing the buzziest guest list and a drove of photographers to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its surrounding hotels every year. The outfits on the red carpet can be counted on […]
The NN.07 + Grenson moccasin mule. Courtesy of NN.07 Grenson and Copenhagen-based label NN.07 are jumping on the loafer mule trend with a new shoe collaboration. Set to launch later this month, the NN.07 + Grenson moccasin mule is made from soft napa leather and features a hand-stitched gathered apron and a flexible leather sole. “NN.07 […]
When writing about the latest fashion trends is a part of your day job, sometimes you think you’ve seen it all. Yes, I’m talking about you, unbuttoned jeans and pillowcases as handbags. But some days you wake up, you open Instagram and find that, overnight, everyone started wearing fluff as shoes. Fluffy. Furry. Fuzzy. Hairy. There’s no other […]
On Running and Onitsuka Tiger are among some of the brands that have posted the highest growth in social media visibility, according to Heuritech. Courtesy Photos Sneaker sales were already on the slide in 2025, and now are forecast to deteriorate further in 2026. But several challenger brands are gaining ground when it comes to […]
One of Matthieu Blazy’s new cap-toe shoe styles at Chanel. Courtesy Chanel The new creative directors at storied maisons are using shoes to quickly establish brand codes while reinforcing one of luxury’s most dependable categories. The shoe business has long served as a defining pillar of brand identity, from Chanel’s cap-toe slingbacks to the sculptural […]