I live for fall shoes. Honestly, all summer long, I track the trends and think about which shoes I am going to invest in come fall. I usually get a new pair of boots (or 3, whoops), a pair of flats and a pair of heels.

I’ve said this before, so I will spare you the lecture, but shoes are an area where $$$ really talks. Cheap shoes just do not last like the pricier ones. Last fall I bought a handful of shoes, definitely more than I needed. Of the shoes I bought, the two pairs I am still reaching for a year later are the ones I invested in. My Gucci slides and the leopard Sandro booties, pictured above. I am mad about all that lost $ I spent on shoes that I am just going to donate this year. So I am determined to not let that happen this season.

I am constantly reevaluating my shopping habits and trying to learn from my mistakes the season before. This season, I am getting ONE pair of boots (my mom also got me the white Something Navy booties and I am ooooobsessed with them, so I guess two if you count that) and a pair of heels, that is it. I know my birthday is coming up too, so I factor that into my shopping plan.

There are so many fun trends right now, as always. I love that the square toe is back in! Animal prints of all kinds are in, leopard, snake skin, you name it. Cowboy boots, yes please and combat boots, I will always and forever be a huge fan of both of those! But I need to assess what I have that already covers those trends and figure out what new shoes I am going to invest in. I also always try to pick my favorite trends this season but that won’t be an 100% out by next year. So here are the trends I have been stalking and LOVE right now…

LEOPARD

Obviously a fan of this one. I basically wear black from November-April…so a fun leopard print shoe breaks up my monochrome wardrobe.

 

 

WHITE BOOTIES

Last year I wasn’t quite ready to hop on this trend. But now I am fully onboard and so happy about it. I’ve been living in my white booties and cannot wait to style some winter white outfits with them come Winter.

 

KITTEN HEEL MULES

You guys know how obsessed I am with my M Gemi Lasso mules. I’ve already styled them a bazillion ways. They come in black and nude and I CANNOT recommend them enough. When the kitten heel came back in style I honestly rolled my eyes. Ew, I am not a grandma yet, was my initial reaction. But this trend is another one that has seriously worn me down. This is my splurge pick this season. Fendi, Dior, Jimmy Choo, Balenciaga, Gucci, Prada…they all have an insanely swoon worthy pair of kitten mules out this season, I die. They are all SO good. And the great thing about the kitten heel, it is insanely practical. I’ve styled up my M Gemis for date night, worn them all over the city for errands, and just about everything in between.

 

 

xoxo