Club slippers and opera pumps are two similar but different little shoes that both feel, if I can generalize for a minute, like something a fancy gentleman might wear in the previous century. They're just the tiniest bit weirder than a ballet flat, while still feeling delicate and refined. And right now, they're trending, in part thanks to Phoebe Philo, whose club slipper felt instantly desireable when it appeared late last fall. Shop our favorite versions in the story below.
—Izzy Grinspan, digital director