The 16 brands showcased span the country, as well as categories from shoes and jewelry to ready-to-wear. We call it a discovery showroom, and I really want it to feel like people are actually actively discovering new names and new people, Peoples Wagner adds. There are so many talented, young Black designers that people in fashion may not even know about.

I was looking for movement this season. He sourced modern versions of the chains and made body jewelry from them. It feels like magic, AdaLioryn says. The best part of my platform Crocs, aside from their comfort level, is the fact that they quite literally help me make friends. I knew only a handful of people in Austin when I moved here, and I can't count how many times someone has pulled me aside in a bar bathroom or at H.E.B.-the greatest grocery store chain known to man, in case you're not familiar-to ask me where I got my shoes. I recently engaged in a 20-minute discussion of the merits of platform versus www.goldengoosers.com regular Crocs with a server at a year-round Christmas-themed bar I love, and ultimately convinced her to pull the trigger despite her fear that she would fall out of them.

I'm wearing the most comfortable sneakers right now. It's like a walking foot massage, cradled by delicious padded foam and kissed by a puffer coat. I feel like I'm getting a deluxe foot rub. The year was 2011, and everyone couldn't stop talking about one thing on the Golden Globes red carpet: Helena Bonham Carter's mismatched shoes. The British actor hit the step and repeat in a shapely Vivienne Westwood frock with a pink satin pump on one foot, and a green satin pump on the other. E!'s Fashion Police dubbed the clashing footwear a fashion Golden Goose Sale fail.