A pair of white shoes can serve as a multi-faceted fashion item used in combination with various outfits. From casual to professional wear, white shoes are an addition to the person wearing them. “It’s universal. It’s like having a white T-shirt in your closet,” said Oscar Cuadra, rapper in San Francisco.

Choosing to style white shoes opens space for countless amounts of hand-picked outfits, dressed-up occasions, and everyday wear.

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Akari Yu, models a pair of all-white Rick Owens in which she describes as her “go-to white shoes” beside the De Young Museum in San Francisco. (Christian Cabang / Xpress Magazine)