Slingback Pumps: Wear Them With Denim, Skirts and Soft Tailoring

Slingback pumps are perfect when paired with sharpen denim, skirts, and soft tailoring.

The short version

Slingback pumps are the heel I trust most, because the open back keeps them from feeling stiff. This edit leans on Reformation, Toteme, Staud, Khaite and Aeyde, in leather, satin, leopard-print calf hair and snake-effect finishes. I wear mine with straight denim and a slip skirt, and they work just as well under soft tailoring. A little pointed toe and a low heel will carry you through a full day.

For a flatter take, The Cap-Toe Slingback covers beige and black pairs you can actually walk in.

Slingback Pumps: Wear Them With Denim, Skirts and Soft Tailoring

Slingback pumps are perfect when paired with sharpen denim, skirts, and soft tailoring.

The short version

For a flatter take, The Cap-Toe Slingback covers beige and black pairs you can actually walk in.

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