Sometimes I get a sense that the Chanel schtick is wearing thin with some customers, but I still enjoy much of what the brand creates. Tweed, boucle, camellias and pearls may not be everyone’s proverbial cup of tea, but the adherence to iconic products and materials makes Chanel what it is today while still giving Kaiser Karl Lagerfeld ample opportunity to experiment on the runway (and sometimes with the runway – imported iceberg chunks, giant gilded lions, etc.).

These classic Chanel Tweed Pumps are absolutely the result of the brand’s idolatry of tradition. But what’s perhaps more important is that they’re really great, wearable shoes that don’t leach on youth and trends.

Look, someone has to make shoes for grown-ups. Someone! And most adult women, whether they’re employed or not, can’t wear stilettos everyday. Sometimes it’s for health or work reasons, sometimes it’s for comfort, sometimes it’s just because stilettos are ouchy. If you can wear crazy shoes everyday, more power to you – you’re a more successful fashion person than I am.

But for the rest of us, it’s nice that a brand like Chanel is still making attractive, walkable, well-made shoes that can be worn to the office without worry (and also, without attracting too much attention from jealous, mouthy coworkers).

Price on request via Chanel. For purchasing information, contact the brand at (800)550-0005.

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