5 Shoe Color Trends Everyone Will Be Swapping Black for This Year
If you're like me, you probably have enough black, and neutral-colored shoes at this point, so it's my fashion-editor duty to put some color on your footwear radar. We talk a lot about shoe trends here at Who What Wear, but a more niche subject is shoe color trends. Yes, they're definitely a thing, and they're usually in line with the overarching color trends during any given season.
You could say that one of my personality traits is that I'm obsessed with shoes. So, you're in good hands when it comes to shoe trends. I often scroll through Instagram with the sole purpose of looking for shoes. And now that winter is winding down, the shoe color trends for spring have really revealed themselves. And while the red shoe trend is still going strong, I'm here to talk about the even fresher color trends.
Scroll on for the five biggest shoe color trends of the season, and to shop the best pairs in each colorful category.
BURGUNDY
First up is what's arguably the biggest shoe color trend of the season: burgundy. Burgundy shoes were all over the S/S 24 runways of Gucci and Prada, and fashion people were embracing the color. The irony is that it's traditionally a fall color trend, but irony can be fun. With the amount of burgundy shoes there are to choose from out there, I could barely narrow it down to five.
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POWDER BLUE
Powder-blue shoes are no longer reserved for brides. This trend, which is especially lovely in satin, seems to be picking up where silver left off.
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CHOCOLATE BROWN
Chocolate brown everything has taken a hold of the fashion world, and shoes are no exception. Think of them as the new (old) neutral that's far fresher than tan.
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PALE PINK
While last spring was all about the Barbie pink shoe craze, this spring we're seeing softer shades of pink in the footwear realm. This version of pink is much easier to wear.
GRAY
Another neutral trend that's captured the fashion crowd's attention is gray. Think of this trend as a softer, more interesting alternative to black shoes.
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Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.
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