Why we’ll be slipping into loafers this summer
Are loafers the new trainers, or are trainers the old loafers?
The big news in fashionable footwear: loafers are hip, trainers are over. “Heresy!” cry the sneakerheads, clutching their Common Projects to their chests, confused that one of the pillars of contemporary menswear could be binned with such little ceremony, in favour of middle-aged slip-ons. But sports shoes were bound to reach critical mass sometime and considering we’ve hardly been able to wear anything else for the past year, stylish types are sick of the sight of them. Thankfully, a new breed of lairy loafers has stepped in, so to speak, to fill the footwear void. The loafer has been going through something of a re-brand over recent months — gaudy colours, tactile textures, whacking great heels — and now they are at least as hype-worthy as, say, a new Yeezy. For evidence, see those at Martine Rose, Blackstock & Weber, GH Bass and of course, Gucci. Now that the first proper summer of the roaring (20)20s will soon be upon us, the coolest shoes to step out in are also the best for the weather, old sport.
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