’90s heels are making a comeback and becoming the go-to choice for this season’s most stylish outfits. Whether you prefer them as mules or pumps, Kitten heels or platforms, these silhouettes are here to stay. In street style, we can find styles with square toes, open-heel silhouettes, suede sneakers, and an endless array of minimalist pieces that will inspire looks with jeans, skirts, and dresses this year.
Now, visible both on and off the runways, we are wearing them as prescribed by the ’90s, supermodels—the original purveyors of this trend— with key pieces from our wardrobes. Styles rooted in minimalism, the femme fatale, and grunge emerged during that time, and to truly understand them, we need to look back to the past for inspiration and successfully recreate those looks. As nostalgia in fashion continues to peak, here are ways to style this season’s high heels trend with a high pay off.
Normcore mules and black cigarette jeans
Cindy Crawford, 90s.
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Cindy Crawford, one of the decade’s most renowned supermodels, set the standard for style with black normcore mules—a style you can still find today in the store windows or catalogues of brands like Khaite, The Row, Bevza, or Toteme. Pair them with cigarette jeans and a matching button-down shirt to create the season’s most chic, effortlessly elegant look.
Square-heeled shoes and a long tailored skirt
Naomi Campbell, 90s.
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