The One Pair of '90s Shoes That Are Best Sellers in 2017

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They say what goes around comes around, and no one knows that sentiment better than iconic footwear designer Manolo Blahnik. His shoes are long beloved by fashion girls everywhere and declared the only brand that graces Anna Wintour's feet: “I can’t remember the last time I wore anybody else’s shoes. I don’t even look at them,” she says in the trailer for the designer's forthcoming documentary, Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards. Blahnik has been a cornerstone in footwear long enough to witness the regeneration of vintage styles for the present day. And yet, his beloved designs stand the test of time.

"Case in point: The Maysale, his update of the wildly successful Pilgrim mule he made for Mizrahi in 1990," Footwear News noted in a recent interview with the designer for the film. The kitten heel mule has defined this season's obsession with both pointed-toe mules and kitten-heeled shoes of all styles. We've seen designers quote from this decade ever more frequently, but none have captivated us quite like the Maysale mules. Blahnik muses, “It’s such a wonderful thing to do mules again, and now it’s the best-selling shoe of the whole summer. We have waiting lists in Madrid.”

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Anna is an editor on the fashion team at Who What Wear and has been at the company for over five years, having begun her career in the Los Angeles office before relocating to New York, where she's currently based. Having always been passionate about pursuing a career in fashion, she built up her experience interning at the likes of Michael Kors, A.L.C., and College Fashionista before joining the team as a post-graduate assistant editor. Anna has penned a number of interviews with Who What Wear's cover stars over the years, including A-listers Megan Fox, Issa Rae, and Emma Chamberlain. She's earned a reputation for scouting new and emerging brands from across the globe and championing them to our audience of millions. While fashion is her main wheelhouse, Anna led the launch of WWW Travels last year, a new lifestyle vertical that highlights all things travel through a fashion-person lens. She is passionate about shopping vintage, whether it be at a favorite local outpost or an on-the-road discovery, and has amassed a wardrobe full of unique finds. When she's not writing, you can find her shooting street imagery on her film camera, attempting to learn a fourth or fifth language, or planning her next trip across the globe.