The ‘90s Shoe That Changed Everything

I spoke to the women who propelled the industry's era-changing shoe.

Claudia Schiffer wearing the slingback at the Prada fall 1995 show.

The Prada slingback from fall 1995 made a clack heard ‘round the world. You know the shoe. There’s the little bra strap that hugs the back of the heel, while the pilgrim loafer front adds a dose of office-ready reserve. The combination renders the shoe both ugly and sexy; somehow modest …