10 Perfect Slippers That Will Take You from the Office into the Night

Sitting at the Maison Margiela couture presentation a few weeks ago, waiting for the show to begin, a colleague elbowed me gracefully and whispered, “Look across the runway, Lynn! Everyone is wearing flat shoes!” And indeed, it was stunning and true—the editors, the social girls, the luminaries decorating the front row, almost to a woman, had traded her spindly spikes for a pair of pancakes.

You might argue that this happened because it was high summer in un-air-conditioned Paris, and that in any case the phenomenon will only last a season or two, but I am not so sure. Like the ascendance of the light handbag, vanquishing the heavyweight valises we used to schlep around in pain and sorrow, the joy of the flat cannot be overstated. (OK, so superhigh heels are sexier, I know, I know. And if you are just going from the limo door to the restaurant table, well then yes, yes by all means.)

Which brings us to the rise of the slipper, a shoe formerly associated with Dorothy Gale, Cinderella, Henry Higgins, and the Pope—and now you! Because anyone with a pedicure and a credit card will want these horizontal hotties.

Here Vogue.com’s guide to the most adorable, most surprisingly versatile slippers of the season.