Honorable Mentions
{Photograph}: Rothy’s
Rothy’s the Men Slipper for $149: Made with a mixture of three plastic bottles and Responsible Wool Standard-certified merino wool, Rothy’s slippers are delightfully heat whereas providing sufficient traction within the gum outsole to Get Stuff Completed™. They’re a cosy match, and I just like the fluffy sherpa lining to guard the again of my heel. I wouldn’t put on these outdoors, however should you do by chance step out as a result of they simply really feel so dang good (as I’ve), you may toss them within the wash to scrub them (simply allow them to air dry). —Julian Chokkattu
Target Women’s Cozy Fleece High-Cut 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 toes completely (like socks), and have grips on the backside to stop unintentional slipping and sliding on laborious surfaces. Since they’re additionally tremendous inexpensive, I personal a number of pairs—I maintain a pair at my condominium, my boyfriend’s, and my dad or mum’s home. Relying on how typically you put on them, they’ll get soiled pretty rapidly (primarily as a result of every part sticks to the fleece), however all it’s important to do is throw them within the washer and so they’ll look nearly as good as new. —Brenda Stolyar
Manitobah Faux Fur Street Suede Moccasins for $100: As a child, I used to be seldom with out a pair of moccasins. My grandma obtained them for all of the grandkids yearly at Christmas, and I wore them all over the place. The comfortable, comfy indoor-outdoor shoe was simply an on a regular basis a part of life. As I obtained to center faculty I gave in to social stress and my need to be as incognito as potential, and progressively moved away from sporting or doing something visibly Indigenous, something visibly Mexican.
After my grandma’s loss of life, I got down to discover a new pair of moccasins related in type to those she obtained us as youngsters, and I chanced on 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 toes into and put on wherever, adorned with beaded designs identical to those my grandma used to get us. Manitobah additionally has a small market page with distinctive designs. —Jaina Rodriguez Gray