Black Heels Are Fine, But Fashion People Know This Shoe Color Looks Far Chicer With Every Closet Staple
Lily-Rose Depp has been wearing it for years.
I think we've been lied to about simple black pumps. Yes, they're a classic. Yes, they'll never go out of style. But they aren't the only thing you can wear if you want to elevate an outfit. Actually, I think sometimes a black heel can make things look a little too serious and buttoned up.
Recently, I've been trying to expand my heel collection, as I actually don't own that many. They intimidate me! But I've been really drawn to red pumps. I love how dramatic a pop of red is. It's a sexy color that instantly adds oomph, especially if you're wearing something simple but want it to feel right for a night out.
And Lily-Rose Depp has been innovating in the red-pump space for years now. Honestly, she's the person who first put me on to the look. Depp often opts for a red ballet pump from the French brand Repetto, and it looks incredible with her standard uniform of dainty white dresses and white T-shirts with jeans. Move over, red lipstick; this is the only way I'm adding a pop of red to my outfits from here on out.
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Tara Gonzalez is a senior fashion and social editor at WhoWhatWear. where she is interested in exploring the intersection of fashion and culture and why we are drawn to wearing the things we wear and what that says about the world we live in. Previously she worked as a senior fashion editor at Harper's Bazaar. When she isn't writing trend deep dives for WWW, she's working on her newsletter on Substack, Cult Classic, which explores the very best fashion in film and television. She has a degree in creative writing from The University of Pennsylvania. She lives in Brooklyn with her boyfriend and pug Bjork, the later of which has a very extensive collection of dog-sized Sandy Liang sweaters.