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Autumn Shoe Report

Boots rise, heels drop, and texture takes over.

What’s changing this season is not the list of classics. It’s their proportions, their materials, and the way we wear them.

Autumn-Winter 2026-2027 heads in several directions at once: jazz shoes, T-straps, thigh-high boots, slippers, pumps, and running sneakers. Classics are revisited, retro references make a comeback, and familiar silhouettes change scale. At Cadence, four movements have caught our attention.

I. High boots and slouchy shafts

The boot is moving up. To the knee, sometimes above. This season’s collections see the widespread return of high boots and thigh-highs — equestrian, second-skin, structured, or much more supple.

Two directions stand out. The straight shaft, which lengthens the leg and creates a sharp silhouette. And the relaxed shaft, where the material intentionally forms folds around the calf. The difference seems minimal; yet it changes the entire shoe.

Bottes marron en mouvement sur un trottoir parisien — The straight shaft

Bottes Cadence Héloïse coloris taupe, portées en position assise, silhouette entière — The gathered shaft

Escarpins slingback chocolat portés sur un pavé parisien

II. Kitten heels and pointed pumps

A few centimetres are all it takes. The kitten heel establishes itself as the alternative to high heels: neither completely flat nor truly high, it keeps the line of a heel without the constraint. We find it on pumps, slingbacks and mules, while the pump itself is making a strong comeback.

The toe is becoming more defined, and is no longer reserved for the evening. It would be a mistake to conclude that everything is sharpening: square toes remain very present on boots. The season lets several proportions coexist.

Ballerines Cadence Juliette coloris noir, portées en marchant, silhouette entière

III. Loafers, ballet flats and new flats

Flat shapes are moving too. The loafer remains the classic of autumn, but some versions are softer, lower, less rigid — the material gathers around the vamp. Beside it, the slipper blurs the lines between a soft loafer, a ballet flat and a mule.

As for the ballet flat, it no longer stops at summer: it carries on under straight trousers, with denim, beneath a long coat.

Paire de mocassins Cadence Marguerite coloris noir à bout plissé, vue de trois quarts — The gathered loafer

Ballerines Cadence Anaïs coloris noir, portées, gros plan — The strapped flat

IV. Brown, burgundy and suede effect

Not every trend comes through a shape; some begin with a material. At Cadence, the direction is deeper and more muted: brown, burgundy, taupe, camel. Black remains, but it shares the room.

The suede effect absorbs light where a smooth finish reflects it. On a boot, it softens the shaft. On a loafer, it tones down the formality. On a ballet flat, it gives depth to a very simple shape.

The classics are still here. It is their proportions, their textures and the way they are worn that tell the season.