Women's Slippers

The quintessential indoor accessory, slippers provide a soft, cozy, and warm haven for women’s delicate and tired feet after a hard day of work or a long sports session. Comforting and warm, they are primarily associated with winter and relaxing evenings by the fire. However, many women extend this simple pleasure into the warmer months, choosing to wear open-toe slippers with crisscrossed straps that allow their feet to breathe and soak up the sun on the terrace or balcony.

Far from the stereotypes and cinematic clichés that confine slippers to the domain of homebodies and the cocooning spirit of "home sweet home," the 21st-century slipper comes in a multitude of silhouettes and materials. It has become an original, creative, and versatile accessory that transcends seasons and keeps up with modern trends.

Summer and Winter Slippers

Besson Shoes offers a wide variety of slippers that reflect these changes, combining utility with pleasure and comfort with style. You have a broad selection to inspire you: closed slippers or open-back mules, summer slippers styled as ballet flats or winter slippers designed as booties to wrap your ankles in a silky and flattering embrace.

Made from leather or textiles (wool, felt, velvet), the slippers available in our showcase cover a vast range of styles: open-toe and open-back models with textured soles; covered slippers with perforated patterns for ventilation during warmer seasons; high-rise and lined winter slippers; mules with a single strap at the front to shelter your toes; flat or slightly heeled slipper-sandals with two crisscrossed straps exposing your heel and toes; plush slippers or "faux fur" slippers for snuggling up and rekindling warm, nostalgic childhood sensations with their soft and cushioned texture.

From classic to modern, in neutral tones or bold designs, Besson Shoes offers slippers in a wide array of colors and patterns to suit a broad range of tastes and preferences: solid white, black, pink, red, blue, or orange; striped patterns, houndstooth weaves, and charming decorative details like bows and pom-poms.

With this creative bouquet of shapes and hues, you will be spoiled for choice! Rest assured, as you browse through the Besson Shoes catalog, your instincts will lead you to the ideal pair of slippers that will beautifully and gracefully enhance your cozy moments and intimate times at home.

Charentaises: The French Slipper

A distant descendant of the Oriental babouche, the slipper is believed to have made its European debut at the end of the Middle Ages. Initially used as a "sock" to provide comfort inside the rigid wooden clogs worn by field workers, its function gradually evolved to become an indoor, cozy accessory. By the late 17th century, French writer Charles Perrault immortalized the slipper by placing it on Cinderella's foot, sparking a debate that remains nearly unresolved: were Cinderella’s slippers made of glass or vair, a type of squirrel fur?

In France, it was around the same time that the "future" Charentaises were born, later perfected (starting in 1907) by an entrepreneur from Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure who first adorned them with their famous tartan patterns.