The Drop Edit
Senso Harlan I

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Harlan I

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Available sizes 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Why it's worth it

Silver studs on a kitten heel — the punk instinct, dialed to a frequency offices allow.

The Edit

Silver studs run across ebony calf leather in a pattern spare enough to read as hardware rather than embellishment — the pointed toe and 40mm kitten heel do the rest of the talking. Leather-lined with a resin sole, the construction sits closer to dress shoe than ankle boot. The silhouette is narrow and uninterrupted, the kind of boot that disappears under a trouser hem and reappears at dinner.

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