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Grazia USA
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Grazia USA
The Most-Coveted Designer Shoes of 2025 — & Why Everyone's Obsessed
Right on time for Paris Fashion Week, a new study reveals what the fashion crowd already knew: 2025 is the year of standout designer footwear. According to research compiled by Slingo, Balenciaga's divisive-yet-undeniably-buzzy 3XL trainers reign supreme. The exaggerated, ultra-wide silhouette has racked up nearly 900,500 annual global Google searches, with a 22% jump in interest over the past three months. Add in over 5,000 social media hashtags and a recent cameo on Kim Kardashian, and it's no surprise this sneaker is the breakout star of 2025. Close behind is The Row's Fisherman Sandal — a quiet-luxury favorite defined by its clean lines and secure ankle strap. Searches for the style have surged 120% in just three months, with nearly 20,000 annual searches globally. It's further proof that fashion's obsession with minimalist elegance is still going strong. Third on the list is the highly sought-after Wales Bonner x Adidas Samba, a collaboration that continues to make waves thanks to its nostalgic '70s-meets-Caribbean styling and luxe leather finishes. The Studded Pack edition, in particular, has become a collector's grail. From retro revivals to minimalist staples, these are the most popular designer shoes everyone is Googling, styling, and obsessing over in 2025. Top 10 Must-Have Designer Shoes of 2025: 900,500 annual searches | +22% in 3 months +120% search growth 21,000 searches | cult collab timeless with a twist refined and versatile sleek and sensual quiet-luxury staple fashion meets function sculptural cool rising stars for the season The study also revealed that Chanel Slingbacks continue to be one of the most iconic luxury shoes ever, earning a near-perfect score of 8.46/10 in long-term desirability. And in case you're wondering, Balenciaga and Louis Vuitton remain the most searched luxury brands overall, with over 12.3 million global searches last year — proving that even in a year of niche drops and quiet luxury, the big names still dominate. With Paris Fashion Week in full force, don't be surprised if several of these styles — dubbed the 'most popular designer shoes 2025' — show up on the cobblestoned streets outside the shows, and soon after, in your Instagram feed.
News.com.au
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
‘Confused about the price': Sydney mum's $13,000 act divides online
A Sydney woman has caused a divide by sharing how she accidentally spent $13,000 on shoes during a cost-of-living crisis. Elle Salagaras, 29, lives in Sydney and runs the popular TikTok account Eastern Suburbs Mum, which has racked up over 2 million likes. While many influencers, particularly mums, build their audience on being relatable, Ms Salagaras instead shares her affluent life with followers. Instead of going with the warts and all social media overshare approach, the 29-year-old is likelier to share content about her Birkin bag. Naturally, she took to social media to share the moment she spent far more than she bargained for at the luxury store Hermes. Ms Salagaras explained that she decided to purchase a pair of the brand's iconic Chypre Sandals. The starting price for this design is just over $1700, but the cost goes up depending on the material used. The young mum picked up a particularly expensive pair, worth $13,155, made from crocodile and sheep skin. The slides look casual and cosy, not unlike Birkenstocks, but the pair Ms Salagaras purchased cost more than what some people spend on their cars. Ms Salagaras then made a TikTok showing off her new shoes and calling them 'gorg,' but she admitted that she didn't expect to spend that much. After waving the shoes around in front of the camera, she explained that she'd never intended to outlay so much. 'I definitely got very confused about the price, which is my fault. I had heard one number … so embarrassing,' she said. Ms Salagaras said she already had them on her feet when she went to the checkout because she planned to wear them out of the store. When she heard the price, she was thrown, but she just said, 'It's fine,' and bought them anyway. 'We are committing to the shoe. I should have known Hermes,' she said. Ms Salagaras didn't mention how much they cost, but people looked them up and quickly expressed their shock. 'The price. I'm dead,' one wrote. 'The price! Oh my god,' another said. It wasn't just people freaking out over the price, people were also sharing how much they loved the shoes. One praised them as 'so pretty,' and another called them 'stunning,' but others just couldn't get over how much she spent on the sandals. Someone called it 'ridiculous' to spend that much, another called her sharing her expensive shoes 'embarrassing,' and others just claimed the shoes were 'ugly' and certainly not worth the price tag. 'What utter nonsense,' one complained. 'No footwear is worth that amount of money,' someone else argued. 'So many people starving in Australia and she goes and buys these (because) she makes heaps of money from her 52,000 followers. Disgusting,' another complained. Someone else said it was 'tone-deaf' for her to post about spending that much on shoes, and another claimed she was 'showing off,' which they found offensive. Meanwhile, Ms Salagaras wasn't letting the negative feedback get her down. She posted a TikTok of herself dancing with her $13,000 sandals to the tune of Britney Spears.
