Slip-ons are the perfect shoe for our perpetual state of situational unease.
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Slip-on shoes are a goddamn godsend. In my childhood home my mom enforced a strict shoes-off policy, so wearing shoes inside today, regardless of where I am, still feels thrillingly transgressive. Slip-ons split the difference: Sure, you're technically still wearing a shoe, but c'mon, when you can slide you foot in and out of it that fast does it really count? I got f*cking cat-like reflexes dude —I can be in and out of a slip-on in under five seconds flat, anytime, anywhere. Don't play yourself.
Slip-ons are also the perfect shoe for our perpetual state of situational unease. Feeling sh*tty about staying in the same rumpled set of pajamas all day (for, ahem, a few days straight)? Throw on a slip-on with enough panache and you got yourself a fit and a half, my guy. Unsure of whether lacing up a pair of shoes to take a safe, socially-distanced stroll is worth all that effort? (HUGE mood, by the way.) Slipping on your new favorite pair of shoes takes as little effort as possible. Don't feel up to hauling your bone-weary body downstairs to scoop a recently-delivered package of non-perishables if you have to, like, actually put on shoes to do it? You can't beat a slip-on when it comes to convenience.
Slip-ons might not be the hero we deserve, but they're sure as hell the one this moment demands. Like its close cousin the sweatpant, that legendary liberator of waistlines around the world, the slip-on, once rashly dismissed as the footwear of choice for stoners and slackers, is here to save the day yet again. Take it from me, a noted slip-on enthusiast: It won't let you down.
Crocs Classic Lined Clog
Okay, okay. Get your chuckles in now. But I'm serious.Comfort is no laughing matter.
The paradigmatic slip-on that somehow still slaps.
An updated take on the style, adored byskaters and sneakerheads alike.
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TAKAHIROMIYAsh*tA TheSoloist. Black Slip-On Loafers
TAKAHIROMIYAsh*tA TheSoloist. Black Slip-On Loafers
The easiestway to show your allegiance to one of the world's foremost designers, even if the only person around to peep the drip is you.
UGG x Neighborhood Tasman Slipper
UGG x Neighborhood Tasman Slipper
Something tells me the good people over at Ugg know a thing or two about making a cozy-ass shoe, and a cosign from the design gurus at Neighborhoodcertainly doesn't hurt their street cred.
Birkenstock's been in the slip-on game for a minute but it's still putting up MVP-caliber numbers.
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Anything the footwear savantsat Suico*ke chef uptends to be all right by me, and these cozy-as-hell half-slipper hybrids are no exception.
Nike's collaborative Cortez with Kendrick Lamar typifies all that is good about the slip-onsneakerand can still be yoursfor only a slight resale premium.
Tricker's Churchill Black Velvet Slippers
A swanky pair of velvet evening slippersare the easiest way to liven up any even slightlytired outfit.
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The OG house slipper, still hand-crafted in the country it's named for and stillone of the best shoes to wear inside, outside, and anywhere in between.
Suede so plush (and so periwinkle!) you'll have a hard time slipping 'em off.
Perhaps no designer has done more to promote the burgeoning backless-loafer look than Gucci's Alessandro Michele. This instantly iconichybrid silhouette features a collapsible back foreasy access either way you wear 'em.
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The cult favoriteloafer has become something of a sleeper hit for one the most low-key luxurious labels in the larger LVMH family.
