Take It From Céline: The Babouche Is Set to Be 2016’s Must-Have Shoe Inline
Photo: Courtesy of Céline1/7Céline Resort 2016
The flatter and the pointier the better at Céline’s Resort showing.
Photo: Courtesy of Opening Ceremony2/7Opening Ceremony Pre-Fall 2016
Opening Ceremony’s sliced-front flats echo the mixed-up layering of Humberto Leon and Carol Lim’s Pre-Fall collectsion.
Photo: Courtesy of Paco Rabanne3/7Paco Rabanne Pre-Fall 2016
What to call the zip-front shoe-boots at Paco Rabanne? Shooties? Boos? We think “the new It shoe of the avant-garde” will suffice.
Photo: Courtesy of Narciso Rodriguez4/7Narciso Rodriguez Pre-Fall 2016
Part mule, part babouche, Narciso Rodriguez’s Pre-Fall footwear pairs well with the casual elegance of his loose dresses.
Photo: Courtesy of Victoria Beckham5/7Victoria Beckham Pre-Fall 2016
Victoria Beckham was an early adopter of the super-flat skimmer. Her Resort 2016 collectsion featured a slingback style that’s since appeared in the pages of Vogue worn by Gigi Hadid. For Pre-Fall, Beckham updated the shape with a lace-up front.
Photo: Courtesy of Elizabeth and James6/7Elizabeth and James Pre-Fall 2016
Though not a proper babouche, Elizabeth and James’s abbreviated moto boots evoke the flat and pointy silhouette of the style.
Photo: Courtesy of 3.1 Phillip Lim7/73.1 Phillip Lim Pre-Fall 2016
3.1 Phillip Lim’s Pre-Fall shoe is something of a cross between a backless loafer and a babouche, complete with a knotted detail.
