If you’ve seen me this summer (or, indeed, at any point over the past three summers), I’ve probably been wearing my clogs. They’re my go-to shoe of choice for the warmer months, unless I’m walking the dogs, or need to get from A to B very quickly (my Veja trainers are the more practical choice here). Considering the fact that the average British woman owns a staggering 30 to 35 pairs of shoes , many have been surprised by my commitment to my Ancient Greek Sandals clogs, which aren’t actually sandals at all.
“Still obsessed with those clogs,” a fellow editor commented under a recent Instagram post , in which I was – yet again – wearing the style. I first bought them in the summer of 2022, when this very magazine declared clogs to be the new Birkenstocks . I was looking for a pair of shoes that’d be smart enough to wear to the office post lockdown, but could equally be dressed down with a pair of jeans at the weekend.
In many ways, they are the perfect summer footwear choice: at 5ft 3in, I struggle with flats, but the chunky wooden platform makes them comfortable to walk in. The only challenge is stairs, which requires me to cling onto them with my toes lest they fall off my feet (the style does also come with a strap, but I found them to be too small for my ankles). Thanks to Chemena Kamali’s debut Chloé show , my clogs – which have been re-soled twice over the past three years – still feel very of the moment, with Sienna Miller and Lily Collins bot.