8 Spring 2025 Shoe Trends to Know and Shop Now | Vogue

Mar 08, 2025

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If softness and fluidity prevailed in the spring/summer ready-to-wear collections, it should come as little surprise that the spring 2025 shoe trends mirror those motifs. But recurring footwear themes from past seasons abound and designers showed their affinity for sensible yet fashion-forward silhouettes once more, advancing them for where they hope to take us next.

The retro sneaker stood out as the most practical, appearing at Loewe as colorful high-top takes of the Ballet Runner, at Miu Miu where the leather was worn-in and styled with contrasting ankle socks, and again at Gucci, where box-fresh white pairs grounded Sabato de Sarno’s polished tailoring looks. If you’re already familiar with the slimmer sneaker (the silhouette has been trending for a few seasons), it’s something cool and effortless you can wear from now. Similarly wearable styles can be found in the sandal category, where both flat leather styles and thong sandals are trending.

Loafers felt distinctly more relaxed compared to fall, hinting at the season’s ease of dressing with styles that reimagined the classics: Miu Miu gave the penny loafer an elastic, ballet-like backing; Prada said arrivederci to the pennystrap entirely, and Tod’s chose to replace the penny slot with a row of annulets. Jonathan Anderson meanwhile delivered the most playful take, with boat shoe-inspired laces.

It was the fashion pumps, however, that made us look a little longer: sleek and sculptural at once, they were presented through a sleight of hand that played into the “sorcery of seduction” that Vogue’s senior archive editor Laird Borrelli-Persson expounded on in her analysis of the season’s top fashion trends. Khaite’s take was particularly notable, with a striking front toe slit that revealed a hint of skin.

Now that the spring deliveries have started to trickle in stores—ahead, you’ll find the eight top spring/summer 2025 shoe trends to shop now (and before they inevitably sell out).

Miu Miu Spring 2025; Stella McCartney Spring 2025; Loewe Spring 2025; Proenza Schouler Spring 2025; Gucci Spring 2025

Designers aren’t finished with the retro sneaker. For spring/summer, a number of brands are adding to the sophisticated sportiness seen in ready-to-wear, fueling fashion’s post-Olympics athletic fixation. A minimalist take reigned supreme at Gucci, where a box-fresh white pair offset a slate grey tailoring ensemble. The worn-in look continues at Miu Miu with a patinated sneaker featuring a burgundy and navy colorway (don’t forget to style with contrasting ankle socks!). Meanwhile, Proenza Schouler went for graphic black and white (a runway style that is already available), while Stella McCartney reimagined boxing shoe laces as decorative fringing. Loewe introduces the high-top version of its cult-favorite ballet runner—until that one arrives, you can shop the original low top now!

Chloé

Kick quilted-leather sneakers

NET-A-PORTER

Miu Miu

Gymnasium low top sneakers

NORDSTROM

Proenza Schouler

track sneakers

PROENZA SCHOULER

Loewe

Ballet Runner 2.0

NET-A-PORTER

Vince

Mojave trainer sneakers

SHOPBOP

Dries Van Noten

Retro Runner sneakers

NEIMAN MARCUS

Alaïa Spring 2025; Miu Miu Spring 2025; The Row Spring 2025; Ferragamo Spring 2025; Chloé Spring 2025

Forget about the grimy streets for a moment. The thong sandal is a shoe made for real life—and as such, a staple in our spring/summer wardrobes. Head buyers told us previously how excited they were about Bottega’s heeled version—chic!—but if we had to make a snap decision which to buy for the season, it might just be A.Emery’s blue suede flat, which packs two trends in one (blue being the other) .

Alaïa

Tong 90 patent-leather sandals

NET-A-PORTER

Bottega Veneta

Marella thong sandals

BOTTEGA VENETA

Toteme

leather flip flop kitten heels

BERGDORF GOODMAN

The Row

Dune flatform sandals

THE ROW

A.Emery

Kinto sandals

FWRD

Staud

Freja kitten heels

STAUD

Stella McCartney Spring 2025; Fendi Spring 2025; Gabriela Hearst Spring 2025; Chloé Spring 2025; Jacquemus Spring 2025

Woven leather flats as seen at Chloé, Jacquemus, and Gabriela Hearst lend an airy lightness to spring shoes—look for openwork weaving when shopping this trend, and don’t be afraid to go for color. Gabriela Hearst’s pointy style, as seen on the runway, has been produced in classic black and two multi-colorways.

Fendi

woven slingback pumps

NORDSTROM

SAKS FIFTH AVENUE

Jacquemus

Les Cubisto Banane slingbacks

JACQUEMUS

LUISA VIA ROMA

Mango

crochet ballerina flats

MANGO

Sézane

Anya low ballerinas

SÉZANE

Simkhai

Eden woven leather flats

NEIMAN MARCUS

Staud

Alba ballet flats

STAUD

Miu Miu Spring 2025; Max Mara Spring 2025; Tod’s Spring 2025; Isabel Marant Spring 2025; Prada Spring 2025

Flat sandals for the season are a given—but they take on a more lively look this spring/summer, with thicker, asymmetric straps, multicolored bead embellishments, and cutouts. Wear these with dresses or trousers to add edge.

Saint Laurent

Cassandra logo-embellished leather sandals

NET-A-PORTER

Khaite

Loop bead-embellished sandals

KHAITE

A. Emery

Rita sandals

FWRD

ATP Atelier

Saletto sandals

SHOPBOP

Ancient Greek Sandals

Estia leather sandals

NET-A-PORTER

Loulou de Saison

Amaru thong sandals

FWRD

Prada Spring 2025; Bottega Veneta Spring 2025; Tod's Spring 2025; Miu Miu Spring 2025; Loewe Spring 2025

Loafers were abundant in the spring/summer 2025 collections, though what you see isn’t always what you get. Scrunched leathers and square toes define many of new silhouettes, adding an element of preppy cool to the feminine looks they were styled with. Less directional than fall/winter 2024’s loafer shapes, these allow for experimentation without losing the plot. Jonathan Anderson’s spirited boat shoe-inspired lace-up loafer conveys this perfectly, and the style is sure to be a top-trending item once the spring deliveries land. Tod’s ostrich leather loafer meanwhile sees its penny strap adorned with a row of golden annulets, while Prada gives us an entirely penny-less take. Both Prada’s patent leather style and Miu Miu’s ballet-like elastic leather flat are two covetable runway designs you can shop now. Or, discover a new squared off slip-on loafer from Dear Frances.

Prada

patent leather loafers

SAKS FIFTH AVENUE

NORDSTROM

Dries Van Noten

leather loafers

SSENSE

Miu Miu

Aviator leather penny loafers

BERGDORF GOODMAN

Vince

Naomi croco embossed loafers

NEIMAN MARCUS

Dear Frances

Drew loafers

SAKS FIFTH AVENUE

BERGDORF GOODMAN

DEAR FRANCES

Loewe

Campo loafers

NET-A-PORTER

Khaite Spring 2025; Jil Sander Spring 2025; Dries Van Noten Spring 2025; Valentino Spring 2025; Bottega Veneta Spring 2025

Ever since animal print started trending last year, leopard and python have been neck and neck. For spring, it seems the latter has surpassed micro trend to become a mainstay in the collections. Find fresh styles at Khaite, where snakeskin has become a core print for the New York label—appearing both on the runway in the permanent collections season after season. A slingback kitten heel or ballet flat is an easy way to integrate the print if novelty shapes make too much of a statement.

Khaite

Mia pumps

KHAITE

Banana Republic

Italian snake-print leather ankle boots

BANANA REPUBLIC

Paris Texas

Belle snake-effect leather slingback pumps

NET-A-PORTER

Dries Van Noten

snake-effect leather mules

MYTHERESA

Tony Bianco

Charlie heels

SHOPBOP

REVOLVE

Massimo Dutti

animal print ballet flats

MASSIMO DUTTI

Ulla Johnson Spring 2025; Rachel Comey Spring 2025; Hermes Spring 2025; Chloé Spring 2025; Miu Miu Spring 2025

It was only a matter of time before the clog sandal made its comeback. Embrace the boho look in all its glory with Chloé’s platform wedge (new in brown leather for spring), or stay a little closer to the ground with a more walkable sandal. Look to the runways for contemporary styling ideas: at Hermès, a caramel leather clog was pared back to leather trousers; at Ulla Johnson and Rachel Comey, low-heeled clogs grounded swishy fringe and openwork crochet.

Chloé

Maxime leather wedges

MYTHERESA

Madewell

The Anouk platform clogs

MADEWELL

Anthropologie

slingback wood clog heels

ANTHROPOLOGIE

Miu Miu

leather logo slide clogs

BERGDORF GOODMAN

NORDSTROM

Alaïa

Vienne clogs

SSENSE

Rag & Bone

Mara clog slides

SSENSE

Prada Spring 2025; Bottega Veneta Spring 2025; Valentino Spring 2025; Dries Van Noten Spring 2025; Khaite Spring 2025

Building on the idea of “soft power” in the season’s ready-to-wear collections, which Borrelli-Persson described “as uplifting, positive, and women-friendly,” it makes sense that the heels buoyed that motif. Fit for the fashion lover, pumps celebrated individuality and personal histories. Khaite reworked the idea of toe cleavage with the smallest of slits in the front, revealing just a hint of the second toe. Meanwhile, fans of Prada have something to look forward to with icons both new and old revived for the season ahead—the ones pictured reference a 2023 favorite with wing tips. Elsewhere, Bottega Veneta sent down a sculptural pump in the brand’s signature woven weave, expanding the Italian house’s intrecciato universe. Loeffler Randall has a similar woven style for right now; The Row and Dries Van Noten too with smooth leather and classic shapes. Both Ferragamo’s kitten heel and Khaite’s asymmetric cutout Eva pump from the resort 2025 collection convey strength of character with aplomb.

Khaite

Eva peep toe pumps

KHAITE

Prada

Modellerie spiked pumps

BERGDORF GOODMAN

Alaïa

satin wedge mules

BERGDORF GOODMAN

The Row

Viv leather pumps

NET-A-PORTER

Tod’s

leather pumps

TOD’S

Bottega Veneta

Sofia pumps

BOTTEGA VENETA