Thankfully on the runways of Prada, Bottega Veneta, and others, designers prioritized functional footwear and didn't sacrifice style. And just to get real Golden Goose Starter inside baseball, buyers at your favorite stores agree. Sophisticated, genteel and anything-but-stuffy, the oxford-style brogue is less of a "trend" and more of a shoe that will always be stylish regardless of the season. (They're also a personal favourite of FASHION's editor-in-chief Noreen Flanagan.) These dressy duds are perfect for professors, painters, paralegals and anyone who likes to look a little dressed-up on a daily basis.

"I've always felt that my clothes have to be chameleon-like and adaptable, and when I moved to L.A., my life looked very different from the life I'd led for 27 years. And now with Covid, I'm not traveling at all. Our history was wiped out of the books, and that is a place where schools can do a lot better job. Even if you think about dressmakers, they weren't given the name "designer," but it was slaves who were the first designers in this country.

If the term "sneaker collector" brings to mind sniffling teenage boy hypebeasts, then you'll be pleasantly surprised that what may arguably be the largest sneaker collection in the world - over 6,000 pairs - is managed by a trio of three sisters from Boca Raton, Florida whose online avatars are the Powerpuff Girls. Ariana, Dakota, and Dresden Peters took over the collection from their father, who began collecting in the mid-1980s.

It's time to get your cardio on, so you go to meet the girls at the gym, only today it's actually a photo shoot starring you and your besties. Your gym bag is filled with couture looks and incredible pumps. Every Black colleague and designer I've spoken with has felt the same way: heavy. You got these satiny shoes and you sent them out to get dyed so they'd be the same color as your gown, and that was so grown up.

"We love the chunky lug sole for the drama it brings to any outfit," says Russo. Forget diamonds, everybody knows that shoes are a girl's best friend. "It's up for two weeks, and then it goes to sale and clearance and there's a thousand new things after that. "Having to work from home and away from the team has definitely been challenging," says Do.