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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kelsey Stiegman

Katie Holmes Joins Kylie Jenner at the Forefront of the Round-Toe Shoe Trend's Redemption Arc

Katie Holmes at Tod's Cocktail Party held at Tod's Boutique on May 20, 2025 in New York, New York in a brown drop-waist leather dress.

I'm just going to ask the question we're all thinking: Are round-toe shoes back?

The Millennial-coded fashion trend hasn't been seen en masse since 2012, but that doesn't mean it's been dormant. For months, the shoe style has been stealthy plotting to overthrow the pointed-toe kitten heels and slingbacks that have dominated fashion in the 2020s—whether we like it or not.

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