When we went into lockdown, I could not justify wearing any of my most beloved shoes. It seemed wrong, like opening your finest bottle of Champagne when you are home alone. As the creator of the Instagram account @thecloglife, I have come to see clogs as not just comfortable and practical but celebratory. Clogs signify a life where one does as one wants and submits to the will of nobody else—corporate uniform and male gaze be damned! Leave it to the other shoes to double as torture devices and go in and out of fashion. Clogs are the heavy hitters of my heart (and feet).
They’re also unfailingly cool. Ask Michelle Williams or Alexa Chung, who both have long been turning to the wood-soled slip-ons to channel off-duty cool. Even Sarah Jessica Parker—whose eponymous shoe company peddles rainbow-colored skyscraper-high heels that belong in Carrie Bradshaw’s closet—is a devout #cloglifer. High fashion has recently come around. Chanel and Chloé and Bottega Veneta are all getting in on the act with luxe versions. Looking at the most recent Fall 2022 collections, Ulla Johnson, Jacquemus, and Autumn Adeigbo all styled their pieces with clogs.
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