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March 31, 2024
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Men's shoes on female feet

Since the international winter fashion weeks 2011, a trend has focused on women's clothing, especially shoes, boy meets girl. The trend is not about unisex garments, but it does suggest matching genres in a shoe model that fits both the male and female sections; that is, they can be produced in both segments. Mostly classic male models that when mixed with women's clothing break with the casual look of the shoes leaving the look even more unpretentious.

The oxford was the first index of the trend in the footwear sector and the one that had greater adhesion of the female public in Brazil; but there are other successful models that also remain biased in season.

Oxford

Of English origin, and as the name predicts, popularized at the University of Oxford in 1640. The model preceded the mix of social and casual styles in the female segment, mainly by giving balance in production (without leaving it too formal) due to its versatility. combinations. The oxford is a successful bet even in summer when it features revisited modeling, with heels, cutouts, lighter materials and brighter colors.

Moccasin

With its peculiar stitching and fringes, which show its North American indigenous origin, the moccasin was gradually introduced. Initially produced with a rustic look, with leather and tree bark, it gained more social shape over the years, especially at the height of use in the 90s, when fashion proposed an aesthetic combination of male and female segments.

Nowadays (like most models of the trend), loafers are more used with informal looks, which provides greater possibility of use as shorts, jeans, dresses; always coordinating with a social piece so that the look is not so disconnected.

Brogue

Easily confused with oxford? After all, many brands appropriate the style of both. The brogue is of Scottish origin, has a rounded toe, rustic sole and the characteristic holes surrounding the W-cut (windtip) along the footwear. Ascended after the launch of Prada's Spring Summer 2011 collection featuring the layered platform sole model, named Brogue Platform.

In use, give preference to the model with the folded pants bar, or with pantyhose, remembering that it is the shoe that sets the color of the sock.

Dockside

From North American cradle, also known as top siders, the dockside is characterized by rubberized thin-soled leather footwear and leather strap that stitches the eyelet openings. It became popular in the 1980s and is loosely associated with the navy trend. It is most used in summer looks with more stripped pieces and that emphasize the main feature of the model, the comfort.

Slipper

Like oxford, it is one of the oldest models adapted to the trend boy meets girl. Of aristocratic English origin (in the fifteenth century) was used as a slipper, for the comfort it provided, especially because it was made of velvet and adorned with jewelry.

Today the slippers are made by a variety of models, including melflex (thermoformed plastic), as in the Melissa brand; besides the use of prints, especially jaguar, the most widespread in the model. In use, it replaces the shoe with comfort and numerous combinations, with no restrictions.

Creeper

The creeper, in crepe-soled shoes, had longer intervals from one peak to another. Beginning with its emergence at the feet of American soldiers who returned after World War II, still called the brothel creeper. It became popular in the late 1950s with the Teddy boys, who joined him with tailoring; resurfacing twenty years later with Sex Pistols' Malcolm McLaren, who sold the model in his store (SEX) with his wife Vivienne Westwood, which gave the model a reference to punk style.

In 2011, the shoe won the street style, mainly added to rock, coordinated to looks with bold language, attitude. A good way to adhere to the model is to coordinate it with drier modeling clothes, shorts, dresses to balance the weight of the shoes.