How to Take Insta-Worthy Pictures of Your Shoes: A Visual Guide

As someone who has recently found herself in the business of Instagramming various aspects of her wardrobe, I can tell you from experience that while it’s a tedious task in general, shoe pics are especially hard. On the flip side, however, when done right, they can be the most “liked,” commented, shared, and overall popular photos on your feed. After all, who doesn’t love shoes?

Take it from Who What Wear’s very own social media editor, Mimi Postigo: “Shoes are one of our top engaged content categories on WWW’s Instagram. Our audience loves a good detail shot, and shoes are 100% their favorite accessory, so we’re always looking for quality shoe photos to regram.”

So how does one get a regram-worthy photo of their shoes—one that does the accessory (and the wearer) justice? I can help. Today I’ve rounded up 15 the best shoe-grams I’ve come across recently, all of which are equally intriguing but also unique in their own right. Simply screenshot or save the ones you like, and next time you’re in a creative bind, use them as a reference to re-create.

Keep scrolling to get started, and shop the shoes you see along the way.

1. Aerial Angles 

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2. Pop a Squat 

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3. Take a Figure Four 

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4. Find a Tub

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5. Above & Beyond

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6. Get Your Hands Dirty

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7. Up-Close & Personal

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8. Find a Resting Place

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9. Take Advantage of Mirrors

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10. Unbox Them

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11. Embrace the Undone

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12. More Is More

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12. Cris-Cross 

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14. Action Shot

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15. Keep It Simple

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Senior Market Editor

Since starting as an intern back in 2013, Nicole Akhtarzad Eshaghpour has held several roles here at Who What Wear, and she is currently Editor-at-Large. It was a less expected route, seeing as she was graduating from business school at USC when this all began, but it has turned out to be the best one for her. Fast-forward to 2020, and she's moved to NYC from her hometown of Beverly Hills and spends her workdays a little differently from when she was an intern starting out. Currently, she focuses on a weekly mélange of shopping content. As far as her personal style goes, she's largely drawn to classic pieces and neutral basics but will always make an exception for something colorful, printed, or bejeweled as long as it's deemed worthy enough. After all, the only thing she loves more than a good party is dressing up for one. On weekdays, she can usually be found at home eating something delicious for dinner and trying to force her husband to watch 90 Day Fiancé.