Woody Flat Mules

The Woody Flat Mules are the easiest shoe in this collection to live with. Flat, backless, no fastening and nothing to adjust. You step in and leave. What stops them reading as basic is the clean line across the front, which holds its shape and keeps the shoe looking deliberate instead of like something you grabbed on the way out.

Five colours cover both ends of a wardrobe. Black and brown are the everyday neutrals, cream is the soft summer option that works beautifully against linen, and pink and red are there for when a plain outfit needs one loud element at the bottom. Sizing runs 36 through 42. Because there is no strap, take your true size rather than sizing up for room.

Wear the Woody with cropped denim, a linen dress, wide leg trousers or shorts. They are the shoe that lives by the door through summer and gets worn more than anything you paid more for. A genuinely useful warm weather pair from Marlowe & Rue. Wipe with a soft damp cloth and let them dry naturally away from direct heat.

• Flat backless mule with a clean front
• No fastening, step in and go
• Available in Black, Brown, Cream, Pink and Red
• Sizes 36 through 42
• Take your true size
• Wipe clean and dry naturally