I Spent $600 on Fancy Slippers, and I’d Do It Again in a Heartbeat
I love a pair of shoes with an admirable work ethic (and have written about plenty of them over the years), but I also love a pair of shoes that would get me flattened in a buffalo stampede. Here’s the thing, though—when’s the last time you were caught in a buffalo stampede, or any situation that frantic? Sometimes, nonsensical shoes make the most amount of sense, and after buying Stoffá’s suede slippers, I’m confident that this is one of those times. Stoffá is an independent tailoring brand based in New York. It’s available at a handful of multi-brand retailers online—Mr Porter, for instance—but it also operates a store in SoHo that will get you drunk on vibes alone in a matter of seconds. Its wares are elegant without being in-your-face about it; they exude the type of easy luxury other brands spend decades trying to approximate. (As you might expect, its made-to-measure program is one of the best in the business.) To be clear: I had no intention of buying these slippers. For months, I …
