In some ways, they’re the right summer time footwear selection: at 5ft 3in, I battle with flats, however the chunky picket platform makes them comfy to stroll in. The one problem is stairs, which requires me to cling onto them with my toes lest they fall off my ft (the fashion does additionally include a strap, however I discovered them to be too small for my ankles).
Because of Chemena Kamali’s debut Chloé present, my clogs–which have been re-soled twice over the previous three years–nonetheless really feel very of the second, with Sienna Miller and Lily Collins each noticed within the French vogue home’s towering Jeanette fashion in current months. In the meantime, Sarah Jessica Parker was additionally noticed in her Cape Clogs within the spring–proof that there’s nonetheless loads of mileage within the outdated clackers but.
I did really feel personally attacked, nonetheless, when my colleague Daniel Rodgers shared his styling ideas for the still-trending shoe. “Finest to maintain the milkmaid clothes at an arm’s distance… lest you need to be mistaken for a Nineteenth-century Swedish farm hand,” he wrote. Swedish milkmaid… c’est moi? A giant gown teamed with clogs is my signature summer time look.
In truth, one other certainly one of my colleagues, Vogue Enterprise’s sustainability editor Bella Webb, as soon as joked she may immediately spot me from behind due to the “Emily Chan silhouette”. I felt vindicated although, when she lately wrote that “creating a stronger sense of private fashion may assist individuals resist the urge to over-consume”–that means that it pays to have go-to staples.
Whereas some individuals, particularly these working in vogue, could also be embarrassed to be seen in the identical sneakers so incessantly, I contemplate it a badge of honor. In any case, who actually wants a couple of pair of sneakers for summer time, and one other pair for winter (plus a set of heels for the night, and the aforementioned trainers)? I’ll be carrying my clogs till they’re fairly actually falling aside.