When it comes to stocking your shoe collection you may abide by the old rule that you can never have too many shoes, but for many of us fashionistas working with a budget, it is necessary to limit ourselves just a bit.
So how do you decide which shoes are must-haves and which you can live without? Or maybe you’re planning a long-term trip overseas and you can only bring some of your sizable collection. Perhaps you’re moving somewhere with less space and you need to edit your shoes.
All of these are good reasons to think about narrowing down your shoes to the essentials, so here are our six picks for the shoes every girl should have in her closet, to be prepared for any situation:
- The Black Pump: We prefer the point-toe black pump for a couple reasons. The first is that the pointy-toe look never really goes out of style. It’s timeless and elegant and so versatile. The next reason we prefer a pointy toe is because it can work in a business environment as well as in the rest of your life.
- The Strappy Sandal: Not every outfit is going to go well with a black pump, which is where the sexy strappy sandal comes into the equation. We love an option with a thin heel in a good neutral color, perhaps a nude. You can dress up a strappy sandal or dress it down.
- The Ankle Boot: All boots are great but ankle boots are a must-have because you can often wear them in nearly any season, and they go with pants, skirts and dresses whereas a higher boot tends to limit your options a bit more. Depending on what you tend to wear the most, opt for a basic black or camel colored ankle boot.
- The Wedge: I love a wedge in the summer when I’m wearing shorter skirts and dresses and I want the height and sexiness of a heel but I don’t want to go too overboard and I still want my look to be casual and breezy. A wedge accomplishes all of these things. You can throw it on with your bathing suit cover-up or wear it out for a night on the town.
- The Ballet Flat: Even if you’re not a fan of flats, at least one pair of ballet flats is a must in your shoe collection. It may be that you wear your ballet flats to work, or for a casual day of running errands on the weekends, or you can just always have them in your purse in case of a heel emergency.
- The Sneaker: Yes, even the most fashionable of divas should have a sneaker or two in her collection. We don’t mean the kind you wear to work out in—we mean the kind you can pair with your casualwear and head out to accomplish your to-do list on the weekends.
Did we leave any must-have shoes out of our list?