Footwear shouldn’t be an afterthought… what you wear on your feet is truly foundational (pun intended!) A colleague of ours has always said that she starts with shoes and builds the rest of her outfit upon that initial choice. This intentional type of dressing can make even the easiest outfit look (and feel) thoughtful. This isn’t to say you need fifty styles in your closet… A handful of personally chosen pairs should be able to span the week with ease. Labels such as Trippen, with their avant-garde, out-of-the-box, crazy-cool-and-somehow-still-crazy-comfortable designs, make this approach to styling fun—changing our perspective on modern footwear one step at a time.
For designers Michael Spieth and Claudia Hoess, delight is in the details. Their work at Trippen is an ode to the little things: the undulating rivets of a sole that leave unique footprints; the missing heel of a perfectly balanced wedge that reduces the shoes weight; the intimate freedom of dressing exactly how you want, when you want. Their latest collection, Horizon, is all about perspective. After all, even a micro experience, such as choosing your footwear for the day, can have a macro impact.
We can all benefit from the experience of a new angle. It’s one of the roles that future-thinking studios, such as Trippen, seem to relish in their work. On both a personal scale and a cosmic one, all things are interconnected and better for being so. A dream can be a reality; an obstacle, an opportunity; a shoe, a work of art. Optimism and pleasure are found outside of preconceived notions—all it takes is a change of scenery.
