The genius part about Bonham's fashion choices is that she has always subtly Golden Goose nodded to the film she is promoting as well. Take her 1994 appearance at the opening of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, where she wore a spooky but chic black gown with a velvet shawl and lace gloves.

But back to the shoes. Since launching her shoe brand in 2019 after stints at Meadham Kirchhoff and Ashish, the Romanian-born designer has proven to be a particular hit on Instagram, with industry support coming by way of her inclusion on the roster of the prestigious London designer incubator program, Fashion East.

I love to see that it's not one-note; it's not one chick or one style of a girl or a guy walking into my store or going online, says Rihanna. It's everyone. The kind of high-impact accessories that make a splash on social media, Muaddi's shoes and the designer herself have had an outsize impact on 2020. During the darkest days of Victoria lockdowns, the team members at her Melbourne store were looking for a way to stay busy, so they started posting archival and one-off pieces to a new Instagram account and selling them directly through the account to customers.

To see how the shoes fared in person, I took www.goldengoosers.com them for a stroll. I walked to the subway, and with every step, it felt like I was walking on a cloud. This is so kind. I've never worn a pair of Crocs, she says, adding that they did make her laugh. While classic ballet flats have been around for women since the 1940s, when Repetto brought them into the mainstream, the idea of men wearing them is still a somewhat new proposition though, yes, ballet dancers have been wearing them for years. A few seasons ago, the trend really took off.