Female sleepers
Sleepers are classic shoes with a closed nose, no buckles and a thin sole with a small heel. The material for the sleepers often serve as velvet, suede, leather or textiles. As a rule, it is summer shoes, however, it can be worn in dry spring and autumn weather.
For the first time sleepers appeared in the 19th century. At the court of Prince Albert, they were initially worn as homely dress shoes, and this is what they owe to their name. "Slippers" is translated from English as "slippers". The next stage in their development is going beyond the scope of home footwear and securing as an exclusively male type of footwear, combined only with the most expensive and noble formal wear options, such as a tuxedo or formal dress.
Fortunately, today sleepers are not only men's but also women's shoes. Now she is happy to wear the representatives of both sexes, successfully combining both with official formal attire and with more non-standard everyday looks.
It is a worthy and elegant (and from the point of view of orthopedics, more comfortable and healthy!) Replacement for the summer ballet shoes we are used to.
Because of the similar name, sleepers are often confused with slip-ons, which is absolutely impossible to do. Despite the consonance in the name, slipona is a variant of sports shoes with a thick sole, which does not look like sleepers at all.
Features and models
Sleepers are not divided into several different models, it is usually always the same recognizable silhouette. Only the nose can be slightly different - pointed in classic models, rounded off in more youth models. Keeping aristocratic traditions, these shoes should look elegant and elegant. For this, as a rule, high-quality materials are used - thin leather, delicate suede, soft satin.
They love sleepers on themselves and beautiful jewelry - embroidery, lace, gilded accessories, stones and velvet tassels. You can play with interesting variants of colors and textures of your chosen pair. Velvet will be more interesting to look in a rich color or in a leopard print, leather - in natural colors, or made "under the skin" of an exotic animal.
How to choose
Focus on the quality of the material of your sleepers, not for nothing that this shoe came to us from the royal court! From luxury brands, it is impossible to pass by elegant sleepers from Chanel or bold Christian Louboutin, decorated with stylish metal studs.
The sleepers from Charlotte Olympia, adorned with funny cat snouts, have also become very recognizable. You most likely came across them more than once in the photo of fashionable fashion bloggers. They will be an excellent basis for creating a stylish, mischievous and romantic image.
On girls of small stature sleepers will look great on the platform.
Your sleepers do not necessarily have to be from the luxury brand, worthy counterparts can be purchased from more democratic brands. You will find interesting and affordable options in Zara, Mango, New Look or on the website of the British brand Asos. At the last, by the way, you can purchase both low-end models of own production, and brand ones with home delivery and a good discount.
You should not buy a fake for a well-known brand, and also beware of overly decorated and catchy models. Sleepers should look luxurious, not vulgar.
How and what not to wear
Quite versatile and comfortable sleepers still have some trendy "contraindications". You should not combine them with sportswear - it will look as if you forgot to change your clothes when leaving the house. Too long pants or a skirt, too, your look is not crossed.Remember, sleepers love only open ankles. This implies the following rule - no socks with this shoe.
Do not forget about the practical approach, designed to protect you from the fact that your pair of shoes worn out as early as possible.
On a rainy day, it is better to wear boots, loafers or half boots, but not sleepers. Velvet or suede, your beloved couple risk hopelessly losing their sophisticated look after a walk in this weather.
So you should not include sleepers in winter looks, since these are exclusively summer shoes. Maximum, you can wear them in the early warm autumn and late spring, when it is still / already dry and not cold.
Do not forget also that sleepers are exclusively urban shoes.. On the beach or a long walk in nature, they will look inappropriate.
What to wear with sleepers
- Cropped and skinny jeans or pants-cigarettes. With jeans, you can create a casual look with an accent on bright and unusual sleepers. Pants, cigarettes in combination with a shirt and jacket, as well as supplemented with a pair of sleepers - this is a good option for summer office dress code.
- Shorts With sleepers you can easily create a stylish and elegant set for a warm summer day.
- Short skirts + Sleepers will be the basis for a romantic and elegant option for a walk or a date. Make a bet exactly on the length of the skirt, it should not be below the knees, otherwise your image runs the risk of becoming somewhat old-fashioned.
- It is advantageous to dilute and improve the sleepers can the simplest combinations in clothing, such as pants and a monochrome T-shirt, bell skirt and cotton top, shorts and white shirt. It is necessary to choose a bright and noticeable pair of shoes, and such a set will immediately turn from ordinary to trendy and stylish.