Classic court shoes and Fashion Week runways aren't two ideas we generally would put together. The court shoe has always been that middle-of-the-road choice, favoured by Royal Family members when they're playing things safe, its cumbersome appearance incongruent with high-fashion style. When it comes to footwear, they've been regarded as, well, perfunctory. Perhaps even a necessary evil within our closet staples. Until the autumn/winter catwalks made us reconsider this (perhaps misunderstood) footwear choice entirely.
Miuccia Prada led the way, with razor-sharp pointed toes in black leather and a mid-height heel. While Christopher Kane's iterations of this forgotten classic were shiny and minimal, pared with bare legs and business attire, commanding attention on the runway. And it didn't stop there. Moschino, Tory Burch, Huishan Zhang and No 21 all had their own versions of the classic black court. We're sure the Princess of Wales, who's a die-hard devote to the court, was thrilled.
