Hot Break-in
We may be feeling the heat from the fires up in Canada with clouds of smoke blanketing New York City here on Wednesday, turning the sky orange, blotting out the sun to chilly winds, and creating sudden breathing problems right where we are at Central Park South, where Park Lane Hotel is located, who holds the Footwear Show New York Expo, showing off shoes for Spring/ Summer 2024, also finding popularity in boiled wool shoe options, thanks to Germany made Haflinger, Think, & Gabor.
Haflinger
This is where the trend of boiled wool padded with sustainable cork is heating up, it first got hot during the COVID-19 pandemic, now it’s seeing a second wave of popularity found it clogs and slippers, it’s mainly bought by kids and older woman, mainly because of comfort, now it’s adding a new demographic of executives, who also appreciate Haflinger’s break-in free sandals that may be confused with Birkenstocks, but they’re entirely different, only thing similar is their made in Germany.
Think
Take the comfort you find from boiled wood with cork, and put it together with details like wicker layerings and print patterns like flowers, colors, and you have Think, a highly-selling corky sandal that’s found mainly in boutique shoe shops, comfort, colors, and footbed interests are what Think’s devoted customer are driven over, the “Mitzsy” is one of Think’s style that’s constantly selling out, where the only major change every season are new colors.
Gabor
Gabor is a one-of-a-kind sneaker that check boxes every need a woman is looking for, a comfortable shoe, and an easy to slip in shoe, Gabor is best known for sneakers that you don’t need to tie up, offering Velcro and pre-tied shoes without untying them, just slip your feet right in as you run out the door, Gabor also has sandals with sneaker bottom for that Summer feel without losing touch with Gabor’s signature sneaker, Ballet flats are also made with the sneaker bottom, fitting in nicely with Gabor’s colorful details found in Gabor’s white and black line of sneakers.