Athena Mules

The Athena Mules exist in more colours than anything else in this collection, and that is the point of them. Sixteen options means you are not compromising between the shoe you want and the colour you need. The shape underneath stays deliberately simple, a clean band across the foot and a flat backless sole, so the colour is the only real decision you are making.

The palette runs from foundation neutrals through to genuine colour. Black, brown, beige, taupe and white cover the everyday end, navy and burgundy are the deeper options that carry into cooler months, and orange, yellow, red, pink, light pink, green and sky blue are for outfits that want something loud at the bottom. Two two-tone options, black and brown and white and brown, sit between the two groups. Sizing runs 35 through 40.

Wear the Athena with cropped denim, linen trousers, a summer dress or shorts. They slide on without bending down, pack completely flat and cost little enough per wear that most people end up with two colours rather than one. A warm weather workhorse from Marlowe & Rue. Wipe with a soft damp cloth and dry naturally.

• Flat backless mule with a clean single band
• Available in sixteen colours including two two-tone options
• Sizes 35 through 40
• Take your true size, there is no strap to adjust
• Packs completely flat for travel
• Wipe clean with a soft damp cloth