Best Shoes of 2015

Where can I find the best pair of shoes? Do not ask me. Try searching the internet. In this section you will find a few favorite shoes, shoe designers and shoe boutiques in 2015, and the list will evolve throughout the year — product added or removed based on trend spotting activities and feedback from viewers.

If you have suggestions, please do not hesitate to let us know. The 2015 shoe list is dominated by one house and then broadens fast: four Christian Louboutin designs open the list, and the rest of the year arrives through an oversized sneaker, a printed-shoe trend, a men's rugged look, a classic sneaker's makeover and a fall bootie that became hard to find.

An elegant shoe boutique shelf display with colorful studded sandals, an orange suede peep-toe slingback, multicolored men's flats, a white oversized sneaker and a cranberry bootie under a gold sign in the center reading Apparel Search

Cataclou: Footwear or Artwork?

Let us start this year's shoe list with a creative design from Christian Louboutin. This is the sort of shoe that you are either going to love or hate. As you can see, there is a great deal of embellishment going on with this particular product. Is this footwear or artwork?

Introducing Cataclou. "Cataclou's" narrow studded straps wrap around the foot in just the right places to create a breathtaking style that transitions perfectly from daytime to evening. Like a technicolor dream, she is cloaked in this season's gorgeous mimosa "Lambada Cubana," poppy veau velours, and multicolored twisted rope and metal studs. Update your Spring/Summer 2015 wardrobe with this 140mm beauty.

Lady Peep Sling: Sexy, and She Knows It

Here is another clever footwear design by Louboutin called the Lady Peep Sling. Just like the woman who wears her, "Lady Peep Sling" is sexy and she knows it. Her flirty peep toe, orange suede sling back, and 150mm blue leopard lamé heel give you all of the ingredients you need for a confident step.

Where Cataclou is about embellishment and color, the Lady Peep Sling is about silhouette: the peep toe opens the front, the sling back opens the heel, and the tall lamé heel does the rest. It is the evening shoe of the 2015 list, and the most overtly glamorous of the Louboutin four.

For the Louboutin Gentleman: Sailor Flat and Gondolier Flat

Another top shoe for 2015 is clearly the Sailor Flat from Christian Louboutin, part of the menswear collection. Comfy and colorful comes to mind when viewing these flats. Plus the black front helps this shoe match well with virtually any outfit. "Sailor Flat" is the perfect weekend look for the Louboutin gentleman: bring the luxury of the red sole to off-duty ensembles this season with this sensational multicolored slip-on style.

Another winner from Louboutin for men would be the Gondolier Flat. "Gondolier Flat's" tissu dorsilk upper and slender, flexible sole make this style a sleek and simple addition to a wardrobe. Great for any off-duty look, this pair in chic black and white will keep you in laid-back luxury for seasons to come. Together the two flats show the other side of the house in 2015 — not the red-carpet heel, but the weekend slip-on.

The Oversized Sneaker and the 2015 Trends

Alexander McQueen introduced a super cool and very much oversized rubber sole sneaker for Spring/Summer 2015. View more of the Alexander McQueen oversized rubber sole sneakers on the Apparel Search fashion blog.

We are finding that a bold printed shoe trend is evident this year for the ladies. Do you agree that the lumberjack look for men is trendy this year? The blog's lumbersexual report — the well-groomed, rugged men's look crossing metrosexual and lumberjack — names its footwear brands to watch, from Cat Footwear and Wolverine to Woolrich, Eastland and Trask.

Chuck Taylor II and the Fall Bootie

Did you hear that the Chuck Taylor All Star sneakers have finally received a makeover? After nearly a century, in 2015 Converse has come up with the Chuck Taylor II, which is an upgraded version of the original Chuck Taylor sneaker — arriving in stores on July 28, 2015, with Nike's Lunarlon cushioning, arch support, a padded tongue and higher-quality canvas under the familiar look.

If you are looking for a "must-have" bootie for Fall 2015, you may want to check out the Splendid Lakota Bootie. You can read the Lakota Bootie article on the Fashion Blog for more information. Also, you may want to check the chic boots we found for Fall 2015. More great shoes are coming next year.

Common Questions

What makes the Cataclou a 2015 standout?

Its embellishment: narrow studded straps, mimosa "Lambada Cubana" and poppy veau velours, and multicolored twisted rope and metal studs, on a 140mm heel that moves from daytime to evening — a design the list itself asked about as footwear or artwork.

How tall are the two Louboutin women's heels on the 2015 list?

The Cataclou stands at 140mm, and the Lady Peep Sling at 150mm, on a blue leopard lamé heel with a peep toe and orange suede sling back.

What was the must-have bootie for Fall 2015?

The Splendid Lakota Bootie, in cranberry among other colors — described on the fashion blog as becoming difficult to find and possibly the most sought-after bootie of Fall/Winter 2015, with the chic fall boots roundup as its companion read.