Quilted Shoes Are the One Footwear Trend You Need to Know for Fall 2019

We’re programmed to go through Fashion Month on the lookout for the one item—or one trend—that the industry has decreed “It.” There’s no official prize or badge, just a sudden awareness: You start noticing how every influential editor, blogger, model, and styling person owns it, and makes it look pretty darn good. As the fashion crowd traveled from New York and London to Milan and Paris in September, it became clear that “It” was a pair of quilted mules from Bottega Veneta, a result of the brand’s new creative direction under Daniel Lee.

Even if you’re not acquainted with the phenomenon that is the new Bottega Veneta (@newbottega on Instagram), you’ve definitely come across the accessories that have come to represent it: oversized clutches, heels, and sandals with puffy or patchwork-style quilted detailing.

They’ve become so ubiquitous among the fashion set—in street style, on Instagram, in everyday conversation—that Fashionista even did a deep dive into the marketing strategy surrounding the accessories du jour. Even Mrs. Bieber has been photographed wearing them.