CLICK-CLACK. Click-clack. It’s the sound of the mule, possibly the only shoe with its own audio signature, and it’s making a big noise this spring. Mules have been trending for a few seasons, but they’ve reached critical mass in the last few months, with everyone from Madewell to Manolo Blahnik, who’s done more than any other designer to keep this style alive, offering a take. In fact, not since the early 1990s, when the supermodel Linda Evangelista owned Mr. Blahnik’s Maysale mule in most colors, has this gussied-up...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 03, 2018 17:52 UTC