Your Guide to Loafers: The Styles Your Autumn Rotation Needs

We’re officially entering autumn mode, which means one thing: loafers are so back. Once reserved for school uniforms and office dress codes, this iconic silhouette is the tried-and-tested autumn/winter staple that your rotation has been calling for.

The best bit? Loafers hit that sweet spot between trending and timeless, looking just as good with tailored trousers as they do with baggy denim, maxi skirts, and jorts. From classic penny styles to pairs that make a statement, here’s the only guide you need to A/W26’s hottest loafers – plus how to style them for every plan on your new season calendar.

Classic Loafers for Everyday Styling

If you’re looking for an everyday shoe that works with pretty much everything, keep it classic. Black and brown loafers are wardrobe MVPs for a reason – polished enough for office days and smarter plans, but easy to dress down when the dress code leans more low-key.

Case in point: the schuh Larson Chunky Loafer. A chunky sole brings just enough edge to the classic loafer silhouette – style yours with white socks, a mini skirt, and an oversized knit for preppy vibes, or go more relaxed with wide-leg denim and a boxy tee.

Craving that iconic Docs look? The Dr. Martens Adrian loafer remixes a classic loafer silhouette with the brand’s instantly recognisable attitude, finished in autumnal dark brown. Meanwhile, the SIMMI Eden Loafer keeps things sleek and chic in easy-to-wear black – an effortless match for barrel jeans, tailoring, or your favourite mini.

Sleek Slip-Ons

Classic loafers feeling a bit too polished for your rotation? A sleeker silhouette is the move – perfect for bringing something fresh without straying too far from the OG loafer aesthetic.

Colour-wise, burgundy isn’t going anywhere for A/W26. The Steve Madden Newbury Loafer gives a slim loafer silhouette a relaxed update with its ruched finish and dark red shade that’s seriously easy to style – team your pair with dark denim, grey tailoring, or tonal red accessories and let the loafers do the talking.

Go backless with the schuh Leeds: part loafer, part mule, fully ready for repeat wear. Its clean shape keeps things sleek while adding a relaxed twist – style yours with tailored trousers and straight-leg denim for the colder months, and take them into spring/summer ’27 paired with linen trousers and maxi skirts.

Loving the ruched vibe? The schuh Lotion loafer brings subtle texture to a classic loafer silhouette with its softly gathered detailing. Pair it with wide-leg jeans and a leather jacket for an easy everyday look, or add a maxi skirt and oversized knit for the perfect balance of casual and chic.

Loafers, Remixed

Prefer something bolder? Minimalists, look away – we’ve got styles that prove that loafers can serve way more than just sensible vibes. Think bold prints, chunky silhouettes, and detailing that does the most (in the best way).

Our current obsession? The Dr. Martens Penton. This streamlined Docs silhouette is boldly finished in dalmatian print hair-on leather for an instantly iconic look. Style yours with an otherwise pared-back ‘fit – think black jeans, a white tee, and an oversized jacket – to make the print the headline.

If you’re looking to take things up a notch (literally), the NEW ROCK Loafer is impossible to ignore. Its standout chunky silhouette is made for styling with oversized denim, cargos, or a floaty skirt for a contrast that hits different. And the Azalea Wang Elgin? An instant head-turner. If your footwear philosophy is less “finishing touch” and more “entire personality of the ‘fit”, you already know what to do – keep the ‘fit simple to let the Elgin’s silver hardware do the talking, or match its energy with layered textures and statement accessories.

The Loafer-Mule Hybrid

Loafer? Mule? Clog? The lines are officially blurred, and we’re totally here for it. If comfort and laid-back energy is more the vibe you’re going for, opt for a pair of soft, slip-on loafers – aka the cheat code for easy everyday dressing.

BIRKENSTOCK has entered the chat with its loafer-meets-mule that we can’t get enough of: the Naples. Think laid-back luxury, earthy colour, and that effortlessly cool BIRKENSTOCK aesthetic. Wear yours with baggy jeans and visible socks when it’s cooler out, then switch to linen trousers or jorts when the temperature climbs. Shoes you’ll live in, all year long? That’s the Naples.

For low-key luxe vibes, The Steve Madden Rafe-F Mule keeps things cosy but chic in a dark brown slip-on silhouette. Its clean, backless shape looks effortlessly cool paired with relaxed tailoring and denim – add a hoodie for coffee-run energy, or pair with loose trousers and an oversized shirt for an easy office-to-evening look.

And when things go full cosy season mode? UGG is always the answer. The Shep Loafer brings classic UGG energy and that iconic chestnut colourway to a loafer-inspired silhouette – team yours with loose denim, sweats, or relaxed trousers for coffee dates, lecture halls, and off-duty days.

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Whether you keep things timeless in a black penny loafer, go full statement with chunky hardware, or embrace the laid-back backless trend, loafers have officially earned permanent rotation status. Dress them up, dress them down, add socks, lose the socks, clash your prints, keep the look minimal – loafers are easy like that, and that’s why we can’t get enough of them.

Ready to unlock your new favourite pair? Your A/W rotation just got an upgrade with our collections of women’s loafers and men’s loafers at schuh.