Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Fall Trend: Smoking Slippers

Before now, I would have associated smoking slippers with a man in a velvet robe sitting in front of a fireplace, smoking a pipe and reading the newspaper.  When they first started appearing in stores, I wasn't sold.  But it wasn't long before I was!  I am now a full convert to the smoking slipper fad.  And with shoes like these, how can you not be?



WANT!  WANT!  The Crest Embellished Embroidered Smoking Slipper by Miu Miu is sort of what you think of when someone says smoking slipper: velvet, an embroidered crest... but oh, the heel.  The half-inch heel is gold lacquer, embedded with big rhinestones.  I can barely stand the awesomeness.  If you love it too, it can be yours for $650 at Saks.

Speaking of rhinestones:



I love the bright blue of the Jewel Detail Smoking Slippers by Gianni Bini Hugh—and it's positively covered in rhinestones!  From heel to toe it's a veritable sea of blue sparkles.  It also comes in black or a lovely golden if you're not sold on the blue; your choice for $80 from Dillards.



It's a smoking slipper.  It's snakeskin.  It's got dangling black enamel spiky tassel-things.  The Nell flat by Circus by Sam Edelman has it all.  I particularly like the black trip around the foot opening-- I think it sets everything else off so nicely!  Find them at Nordstrom for $80.



And here is even more smoking slipper awesomeness.  The Geneva by Bass is a simple smoking slipper, but the material is anything but simple: it's silver and black lace!  (Or gold and black lace, or a weird black sequin thing.)  There's a plush leather footbed, too, so this is comfy AND fabulous!  Yours for $69 on Zappos.

And if you really can't give up your heels:



The Jada by Tahari has the same signature smoking slipper silhouette (this time in black suede), but on a three-inch heel.  (The shape is really reminding me of the cat shoe by Kobi Levi, to the point of distraction.  Anyone else?)  Yours for $70 from DSW.


So give smoking slippers a try this fall!  (But, er, maybe not the smoking, okay?)

No comments:

Post a Comment