As it usually happens, Phoebe Philo’s designs sent the fashion world into a tailspin with many other brands taking inspiration from her boundary-pushing shoe and creating their own versions of the furry flat. Alessandro Michele’s debut at Gucci marked the beginning of the Princetown mule, a slipper-like style with a horsebit detail. Some pairs in his AW15 collection were fur-lined, but a standout piece looked like a miniature furry pet, with its long fur upper bouncing down the catwalk.
Soon after, Miu Miu created the most decadent slider of AW16 – featuring bold colours encrusted with crystals and pearls. These shoes perfectly captured the mid-2010s Millennial look of bold impracticality as one particular question echoed around the world: ‘Aren’t you just wiping the streets with your shoes?’ With this discourse, it felt like people totally forgot how the 1990s rave scene kids wore their fluffies to the club. But even just a quick trip to Camden and its fashion institution Cyberdog will make it clear that neon leg warmers and yeti boots are not just a thing of the past.
Over the past decade, there have been many examples of this trend that can serve as great inspiration. British designer Simone Rocha has become a de facto queen of the furry shoes, having first released them in SS17 and consistently creating updates with fluffy ballet flats and kitten-heeled Mary Janes.
For the furry boot lovers out there, Jacquemus has recently collaborated with Moon Boots on creating a knee-high version of the classic snow shoe. It’s basically the aforementioned rave shoe, but executed with an essence of sleek French chic. Another Brit, Charles Jeffrey, made his animalistic, Loverboy twist on the furry flat in the form of animal paws and claws for AW25. And while these might have a strong appeal for all the furries out there, they can also bring a playful addition to your winter wardrobe, especially in neon pink.
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