M.enter the trend Barbiecore goes crazy on TikTok – thanks to the disclosure of the first images of the film dedicated to the most famous doll in the world, with Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling (to be released in American theaters on July 21, 2023) – aesthetics girlie starts to go straight into the closets. But if it is difficult to create a total pink look worthy of a star without falling into too much, you can try to follow the trend, literally, in small steps. Thanks to the return for the Spring-Summer 2022 of Barbie’s most loved shoes, the soaring ones heeled mules.
In slippers, but with heels
Just the latest of the Y2K crazes. The passion for the high slippersborn in the Mattel house, today strikes the most nostalgic fashionistas, who in the 1990s and 2000s never separated from their beloved darling.
Yet there is no shoe that can be considered less childish: instead of the classic flat sabot, low and low to the ground, a model with a heel, made cult precisely by the imagination linked to the blonde doll’s shoe rack.
Barbie, model 1959 – with inevitable mules on her feet.
The top model: kitten heel and with a wide band
The good news is that in Summer 2022 the original inspiration – showy, massive, with maxi platform and cyclamen color – gives way to reinterpretations in an elegant key. Barbie’s slipper looks at the feet of the icons of the past in flesh and blood, rather than simply those of the plastic star, from Winona Rider to Poppy Delevingne. And the designers have no doubts: the sandal with a band on which to bet has a height that goes from 8 cm down to 5, while the leather flap widens to make the more practical and comfortable fit.
The must-have heeled mules of Summer 2022
The stiletto, in fact, is mostly thin, similar in all respects to a traditional one kitten heel. To lead the way, Bottega Veneta with sandal Stretch, now cleared of customs must-have, proposed in many variations: for Spring-Summer 2022, the trendiest is in patent leather, with enameled and bright colors. The most similar to the plastic originals? The Jellyfish from Versace, which in fact are very popular in the bubblegum version. The latest designer model to put on your wishlist? The mules Cagole from Balenciagawith contrasting studs.
In raffia and leather, with a vintage touch, Gucci.
In the section great classicsimpossible not to include the mules Tribute from Saint Laurent and the timeless models with asymmetrical band and micro heel by Jimmy Choo. For those who do not give up on comfort, the mules with maxi chunky square heel by The Atticwhich respond to the name of Devonare made of satin in different pop nuances, from hot pink to electric blue, and have already inspired several low cost versions (Zara). There are some variants with a more kitschy, but incredibly glamorous taste, characterized by ton sur ton applied crystals that Paris Hilton, the contemporary Barbie par excellence, would like. Leading model of research brands such as Mach & Mach (the shoes “with the bow” of crystals) and the models with decorated heels of the Italian brand IIndaco (but also Mango).
Le Cagole mules with studs by Balenciaga, must-have for Summer 2022.
For those who want to follow the trend in a minimal way, just focus on mules with heels in neutral colors – from black, to beige to cream – with a clean and basic silhouette. The only quirk allowed: the metal micro buckle on the thin band, in pure Kate Moss style (Tony Bianco).
How to combine heeled mules in Summer 2022?
Wearing them in 2022 without looking like they came out of a cartoon isn’t that difficult. The perfect style allies: a pair of cropped and frayed jeans, which show only the ankles and accentuate the “slender” power of heeled mules. A anklet gilded or beaded is a must to emphasize the childish inspiration. Above, a leotard or a crop-top as was fashionable in the legendary Nineties.
The frayed jeans, the allied style of heeled mules (Photo: Edward Berthelot / Getty Images).
The dress to match them with? The slip dress with petticoat, the favorite of all American Girls, today as yesterday.
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