Kendall Jenner Wore the Classic Heel Style Everyone Says Is Becoming Cool Again

I don't know about you, but I will gladly wear any shoe trend Kendall Jenner is endorsing. There's no denying that Jenner is ridiculously chic and has excellent taste in shoes, so I will never hesitate to copy her footwear. But she's not the first to signal that the heel trend she just wore in Paris is back, and that heel trend is the most classic of them all: pumps.
The return of pumps was first noticed during S/S '23 fashion week, when they came across the runways of heavy hitters like Bottega Veneta and Prada. And then, Dior, Givenchy, Gucci, Miu Miu, Saint Laurent, and many more joined in and included pumps in their F/W '23 collections. That brings us back to Jenner, who chose a pair of black The Row kitten heel pumps to pair with a long black The Row dress. The look was minimalism at its finest, and it reminded me of the versatility of a pair of simple pumps.
Scroll on to see Jenner's chic look on the streets of Paris and shop some of my favourite pairs of pumps right now.
On Kendall Jenner
On Kendall Jenner: The Row dress and Leather Kitten-Heel Pumps (£860); Gucci sunglasses
On the F/W 23 Runways
Shop Kendall Jenner's Pumps
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A certified classic (with a little subtle flair).
Logomaniacs will love these jacquard pumps.
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The most elegant Mary Jane pumps.
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Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater arts. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.
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