Last summer, Dakota Johnson, the patron saint of street-style trends, stepped out in a pair of Khaite’s sleek Colt wedges in black glazed leather. She styled hers with grey bootcut jeans and a long leather jacket (a bit much for New York in July, admittedly) – a little clue, perhaps, of what was to come. Now, ’90s-style wedge mules are all over the place, from the street-style circuit to the catwalk to the queue outside Toad bakery on a Saturday morning, styled with oval shades.
Don’t just take my word for it. See: the strappy brown wedges in Diesel’s pre-fall 2026 collection, or the many bright, summery wedge mules in Balmain’s 2026 Resort collection, or – my favourite – the varnished, tortoise shell-like wedge mules in Ferragamo’s Resort 2026 collection. Elsewhere, everyone from the likes of Rihanna to Alex Consani has been pictured in some iteration of the wedge mule.
It makes sense that this specific shoe has taken off. With a renewed cultural obsession with all things ’90s and minimalist, they’re just the right amount of sleek and slightly ugly (in a good way) – the perfect accompaniment to a midi-skirt or capri pants (equally awkward ’90s garments that now look quite chic). And, if boho wedges were a contender for the unlikely It-shoe of the past two summers, it makes sense that tastes have evolved into something a little weirder and less whimsical for 2026.
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