WOMEN’S MULES AND CLOGS

A Must Have for 2022

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The cycle of fashion continue to amaze us with comes back and deja-vu.Women’s mules don’t escape to this exquisite time mechanism, they come back to the accessories’ world for giving us the possibility to create unexpected outfits for an apparently easylooking shoe.

 

WHERE DID MULE SHOES ORIGINATE?

 

Let’s introduce the history of mules starting from the meaning of the name. The terms mules comes from the latin milleusi calceus, a shoe worn by the three highest magistrates. We also find this kind of shoe with conceiled toes and bare heel in the history of French fashion from the 700’s boudoir to the period ofthe workers struggles when the strikers used to block the machines with their wood clogs. The only certain fact is that the main productions of mules or clogs has been done in Netherlands, Northen France and Val D’aosta (Italy) during the XVI century. At first confined as a bedroom shoe, than symbol of a french erotic revolution, the use of mules during century is linked to comfortable contexts, like the farming world. In XXI century they become the Hippies’ flag and now mules are definitely a must-have fashion accessory.

 

HOW TO WEAR MULES?

Mules are, for sure, non-conventional shoes. Their biggest quality is that they are a model between winter and summer style, so you can enjoy to wear them during all the seasons. But “How to wear mules?” or better “How to style mules?”

 

Let’s begin with the fact that the clogs’ big came back broght the designers to create a wide range of models starting from the classic flat mules with a casual allure, to the high heel mules. But let’s take a closer look:

 

• Flat mules or clogs are suitables for a daily look, to have a walk or to go out for a coffee with friends. Perfect with a pair of loose jeans and an easy t-shirt just to emphatize the total coziness. Weare them with a pair of matching or contrasting ribbed socks to add a twist (or to warm up your feet during winter). We suggest the yummy pastel palette of Xocoi clogs or the mules with chain by Khaite.

 

• High heels mules can easily be stiled with a formal dresses or a gowns. The huge plus is that you don’t have to care about showing your feet but the bare heel will mantain a sheer seduction figure. For a nude effect the perfect shoe is the elegant mules by Studio Amelia.

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusions

Mules or clogs have very old origins, they survived centuries and styles, they was silents for years, but they surely had a big revival in 2022 fashion trends.