Honorable Mentions
{Photograph}: Rothy’s
Rothy’s the Males Slipper for $149: Made with a mixture of three plastic bottles and Accountable Wool Commonplace-certified merino wool, Rothy’s slippers are delightfully heat whereas providing sufficient traction within the gum outsole to Get Stuff Carried out™. They’re a comfortable match, and I just like the fluffy sherpa lining to guard the again of my heel. I wouldn’t put on these outdoors, however in the event you do by accident step out as a result of they only really feel so dang good (as I’ve), you may toss them within the wash to wash them (simply allow them to air dry). —Julian Chokkattu
Goal Ladies’s Cozy Fleece Excessive-Minimize Pull-On Slipper Socks with Grippers for $9: After discovering these from Goal, I refuse to put on another slippers. They’re light-weight, cowl my ft completely (like socks), and have grips on the backside to stop unintentional slipping and sliding on arduous surfaces. Since they’re additionally tremendous reasonably priced, I personal a number of pairs—I hold a pair at my residence, my boyfriend’s, and my mum or dad’s home. Relying on how typically you put on them, they will get soiled pretty shortly (primarily as a result of all the pieces sticks to the fleece), however all it’s a must to do is throw them within the washer they usually’ll look pretty much as good as new. —Brenda Stolyar
Manitobah Fake Fur Avenue Suede Moccasins for $100: As a child, I used to be seldom and not using a pair of moccasins. My grandma obtained them for all of the grandkids yearly at Christmas, and I wore them in every single place. The tender, snug indoor-outdoor shoe was simply an on a regular basis a part of life. As I obtained to center college I gave in to social stress and my want to be as incognito as potential, and progressively moved away from carrying or doing something visibly Indigenous, something visibly Mexican.
After my grandma’s demise, I got down to discover a new pair of moccasins related in fashion to those she obtained us as youngsters, and I came across to Manitobah. That is an Indigenous-owned model staffed with Indigenous designers, and its slippers, cabin clogs, boots, and moccasins are all of impeccable high quality. The road moccasins are like little clouds you may slip your ft into and put on anyplace, adorned with beaded designs similar to those my grandma used to get us. Manitobah additionally has a small market web page with distinctive designs. —Jaina Rodriguez Gray