The Shoes All the Fashion Girls Will Be Wearing Next Year

Although winter's deep freeze has yet to even set in, fashion girls are already looking toward what they will be wearing in 2017—specifically, what shoes they will be wearing next spring. And there's no better source for that information than Net-a-Porter's VP of global buying, Sarah Ruston.

During a recent presentation of the trends that the directional e-tailer is endorsing for spring, Ruston confirmed comfort is key when it comes to upcoming shoe trends. As reported by Footwear News, she said, "We are so used to wearing sneakers, comfort is very important, so we'll be giving the customer a summer alternative." That alternative? Modern interpretations of the ever-polarising kitten heels, slides at a variety of price points, and streetwear-inspired styles, which she says are "really going to drive our business."

Ruston also touched on what to swap the current crowd-favourite trend (velvet) for come spring: satin, specifically mules by No. 21 and Miu Miu. Last but not least, Ruston named bold colour as a major trend for 2017, as a result of the maximalist trend that Gucci is responsible for.

Read more about the upcoming shoe trends on Footwear News, and shop our picks for each below!

Kitten Heels

Streetwear Inspired

Slides

Satin

Bold Colour

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Allyson Payer
Senior Editor

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.