It’s summer—meaning that people go to work but always want to leave. (There is a great Nike Blazer Womens outdoors outside of those skyscraper buildings!) Here at Vogue, footwear plays a big part in this carefree hot-weather attitude. One does not want to be confined to a cubicle, constrained in stuffy, dark-hued, teetering pumps. (Nike Air Max 2017 Mujer Call them foot anvils!) For those with less laissez-faire dress codes, though, it isn’t always permissible to strut into an office wearing a pair of casual-but-chic rubber Havaianas sandals.How to find the happy medium? Look to Vogue staffers, who all have very different opinions on comfortable and stylish summer shoes. Block heels in sandal form seem to be the most popular by far. (They are sturdy and walkable, according to several colleagues.) Other pieces to consider include mules, both round-toe and open-toe, as well as loafers and the elevated sneaker. Still want to bring the pump into the workplace? Take a note from Vogue Fashion News and Emerging Platforms Editor Steff Yotka and Vogue Beauty Editor Jenna Rennert, who both favor the elegant high heel even in summer but wear it in light, happy colors. Now, back to work—but Nike Roshe Run Mujer first, a roundup of the best summer footwear from those who study it closely.

My perfect everyday work shoe is a loafer from Newbark, preferably in a white textured skin. It’s super-light and comfortable, always looks clean and tidy and foot-flattering, and grounds a floral frock while elevating a neat cropped jean. It’s also both surprising and anonymous, which is always where style begins and ends.I walk to work in the warmer months, so mobility is important to me—I also believe that a low-ish block heel is actually much better for your alignment than a flat. I keep block-heeled sandals by Loeffler Randall Nike Air Max 90 Damen and Maryam Nassir Zadeh—both so cute, and so comfortable—in heavy rotation.To avoid sounding like a hypocrite, let me preface this with the truth: My two pairs of most-worn shoes are checkerboard Vans slip-ons (the perfect Nike Air Max 90 Mujer Negras sneaker) and all-black leather Birkenstocks (the perfect sandal), both of which I will wear with any and every outfit, dresses to jeans. However—and it’s a big however—if I find myself in a pinch, needing to put on a pair of Nike Roshe Run Femme heels for a meeting, event, or to make a tea-length dress look a little less frump, there is only one option: Manolo Blahnik pumps. They are truly comfortable, so much so that when I found myself in a traffic jam on the way to meet Mr. Blahnik himself, I jumped out of a cab and ran two city blocks—avenues!—in mine.

I've tried all kinds of so-called “comfortable” pumps. All bad. Only Manolos will do, so splurge! It’s worth it.Is there a correlation between agility of footwear and agility of mind? At least for me, that’s one reason to live in well-cut ballet flats, at work and beyond. Some swear allegiance Nike Air Huarache Womens to sports teams; others to shoemakers. And while I do have a pair of white leather Repettos (signed, in a strange twist, by the great ballerina Diana Vishneva), I am a Porselli diehard all the way. The Milanese company, Nike Air VaporMax Mujer founded in 1919, continues to manufacture pointe shoes and ballet slippers, along with its handmade street shoes. That dance-minded shape, with a longer, elegant toe box, is the clincher for me—and what sends me on a Porselli hunt when I’m in Europe (they’re available Stateside via A.P.C.). I buy them, wear them, and replace them like others might a shower-curtain liner. The key is preventative care: Take them fresh out of the box to the cobbler for a set of waterproof Vibram soles, so they’ll last through curtain call.