Katie Holmes’s Miu Miu Ballerinas Are the Hardest Working Shoes in Show Business
glamour.comMiu Miu ballerinas, which are among the hardest working shoes in show business. These industrious flats have been a constant in the actor’s wardrobe since surfacing in Miuccia Prada’s spring/summer 2016 collection, and were truffled out on at least two occasions in the last week alone: first at the , and then for a stroll around New York yesterday afternoon. (See the photos .)Here is a non-exhaustive list of the other events these shoes have appeared at: a Manhattan pap walk earlier this month; an American Ballet Theatre performance of and the ; and Alan Cummings’s cabaret show in March 2024.
The patent leather surface has, for reasons that are obvious, begun to peel from the toes. But this, to me, is a shoe in its ideal state, well-weathered in a way that says, “I lead a rich outer-life.”In June 2023.In August 2024.There is no point being precious about fashion when clothes are there to be lived in.
That Katie Holmes—who I presume has box-fresh ballet flats on tap—should return to these soon-disintegrating slippers reminds me of how the Olsens give their Birkin bags permission to age and .
It’s a point worth considering: a raddled item that’s been worn umpteen times is a much more potent status symbol than purchasing a T-shirt emblazoned with the words “Monaco Yacht Club” or something.This article first appeared on .By signing up you agree to our (including the ), our and to receive marketing and account-related emails from Glamour.
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