Clicking through Isaac Mizrahi’s first collection for Liz Claiborne, I thought, Nice, Nice, Preppy, Nice, Cute, Okay, Nice, Whoa Print, Okay, Nice, OMG Shirtdresses, Fine. Wait! What were those shoes, again? They look like…
…Those other shoes by that totally different and much older company!
I have a thing for Belgian Shoes. They’re cute, they’re handmade, and the rubber soles make them as comfortable as slippers. The company’s most well-known shoe is the “midinette”, which is available in a distinctive color palette of brights and pastels, and which has an iconic loafer style with contrasting piping and a little bow on the front. Best of all, even though they’re supposed to cost like $300, sometimes you can pick them up in thrift stores for pennies because people don’t immediately know what they are. Belgian Shoes are fine makers of classic footwear, but their brand awareness is hardly that of a Gucci or a Ferragamo.