15 Best Women’s Dress Shoes 2022

When I started looking for the most comfortable women’s shoes, there was one all-important question to answer: What exactly is a dress shoe?

As it turns out, a women’s shoe is any footwear other than boots or sneakers that is appropriate for more formal attire. Or, to put it in layman’s terms, it’s a shoe you can look elegant in. The category is flexible because a dress shoe can be any style you wear to the office or to a wedding, depending on your needs. But regardless, you need at least one good dress shoe in your closet, as well as a pair of classic white trainers, as many comfortable high heels as you can find and – in keeping with this season’s hottest runway looks – a pair of trendy cowboy boots. Below you’ll find the best dress shoes for women, from professional-looking loafers to hammer-toe-friendly wedges and everything in between.