This Street Style Star Shows Us How to Wear Pointed-Toe Shoes

Just a quick glance at Barbara Martelo's Instagram feed and there's no denying she's a huge fan of pointed-toe shoes. From mules to flats to pumps and ankle boots, the fashion editor and consultant has made the sleek style an integral part of her incredibly chic wardrobe and we're paying close attention to how she pulls them off. She is one of the top street style stars each season after all.

Martelo is known for her effortless-meets-edgy outfit formula, which is comprised mainly of blacks, whites, and grays. However, as we see in these shots, the main piece she wears when donning a pair of cool pointed-toe shoes is a pair of skinny jeans in a variety of colors, washes, and hem styles.

Scroll on to see some of her best Instagram photos featuring pointed-toe shoes, plus our top picks of the moment for getting the look.

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(Image credit: @barbaramartelo)

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(Image credit: @barbaramartelo)

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(Image credit: @barbaramartelo)

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Jennifer Camp Forbes

Jennifer Camp Forbes is currently an editor at Who What Wear, where she has worked in a variety of capacities for over a decade, including creative director and various editor roles. She’s well-known as a shopping expert that’s sought out for advice and insight on the latest trends, outfit ideas, and fashion picks thanks to her thoughtful shopping roundups, digital moodboards, and extensive knowledge of up-and-coming brands, plus the new arrivals sections of the chicest retailers. Jennifer has had a lifelong interest in fashion which led her to intern at Harper’s Bazaar as an undergraduate. Later, while working towards her masters degree in psychological counseling at Columbia University, she founded two digital fashion publications: Le Fashion and Olsens Anonymous. The popularity of both sites grew and after graduation she decided put her plans to become a therapist aside to pursue a career in fashion. While she has called Los Angeles and New York City home in the past, she currently works remotely from Massachusetts. When she’s not obsessing over and writing about her latest fashion finds, she is delighting in raising two little ones with her highschool sweetheart, perusing TikTok religiously, listening to podcasts and audiobooks, creating abstract photographs, and eating the best Mexican food she can get her hands on.