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Home • Accessories

Lust List: Cap-Toe Shoes

Toe-dipped designs are the season's hottest style.
Chic Cap-Toe Shoes
Solange Knowles Stuart Weitzman
By Celia L. Smith · Updated October 28, 2020
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The cap-toe shoe has certainly evolved since designer Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel debuted her signature style in the 1950s. This sought-after spring shoe now stands 4″ or higher, with a severe point or platform, and is capped off with metal or even spiked for a fierce finish. What was once a dainty style has transformed into a sexy stunner that celebs like Solange Knowles and Lala Anthony cannot get enough of.


Check out a few styles worth adding into your spring shoe rotation.