How to Wear Spring Shoes

Photo by: Illustrations by Lauren Friedman

Slipper Flats
"So great!" exclaims Anne. "It's like this old-lady-hipster vibe, and then kind of Lord Grantham." Wear them with boyfriend jeans for a louche/casual look or, as with oxfords, girl it up. "This fit-and-flare skirt [right] is perfect; an A-line would work, too," says Anne, who warns that longer skirts do not work here: "That would be nerdy-nerdy, not ironic-nerdy."

Left: Speckled leather ... more 

Photo by: Illustrations by Lauren Friedman

Slipper Flats
"So great!" exclaims Anne. "It's like this old-lady-hipster vibe, and then kind of Lord Grantham." Wear them with boyfriend jeans for a louche/casual look or, as with oxfords, girl it up. "This fit-and-flare skirt [right] is perfect; an A-line would work, too," says Anne, who warns that longer skirts do not work here: "That would be nerdy-nerdy, not ironic-nerdy."

Left: Speckled leather and suede "Lody" flats, $110, Vince Camuto, Piperlime.com. Skirt, $360, Zimmermann, Zimmermannwear.com. Right: Speckled leather and suede "Lody" flats, $110, Vince Camuto, Piperlime.com. "Jimmy Jimmy Skinny" jeans, $199, Paige Denim, Paigeusa.com

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