The New Dr. Martens Zebzag AnyWair Mule Proves that Great Style & Comfort Starts from the Ground Up

Just after the mental negotiations with the snooze button and before existential debate over breakfast carbs, the first cup of joe and a scroll through yesterday's emails, mornings often begin with a familiar quandary: what to wear. Of course, there are different dress codes for different professional settings—boardroom, studio, sidewalk runway—but the building blocks are the same: pieces that project confidence, poise, and ease. And it starts from the ground up.

The choice in footwear is the foundation of a fit. It should be deliberate, and say more than it lets on. It also has to carry you throughout the day with no fuss whatsoever. Enter the Zebzag AnyWair mule from Dr. Martens, a slip-on designed for movement and to boost your mood. Built on the brand's lightweight, ergonomic Zebzag outsole and cushioned with SoftWair footbed technology, it delivers all-day comfort without sacrificing style. The backless silhouette glides on easily, while an adjustable strap lets you lock in the wear or keep it relaxed and effortless. Basically, it's the kind of shoe that works hard so you don't have to.

To demonstrate how the Zebzag AnyWair mule lives in the world, we turned to two editors who know how to get dressed with purpose: Esquire's Luke Guillory, a connoisseur of great jeans and inadvertently great tech; and ELLE's Dale Arden Chong, a sartorial pragmatist who believes in the narrative power of clothing. Both clock long hours trying fashionable lifestyle essentials, filtering out the unnecessary in search of what works, what resonates, and what ultimately looks good.

For Luke, in particular, the Zebzag AnyWair mule strikes the right balance between ease and attitude, a silhouette that adapts to nearly any setting and sharpens whatever he's already wearing. In one look, Guillory leans playful and utilitarian: a boxy blue Oxford shirt, front-pleated navy shorts, black cap, and white socks. The second channels a more lived-in prep vibe with a navy chore coat, red shirt, white frayed-hem shorts, and striped socks. And for something more refined, he went with navy regular-fit trousers and a long-sleeve open-collar shirt. Across all three, the Zebzag AnyWair Mule blends ease and attitude.

And that's really the goal, isn't it? To get dressed without overthinking it but still feel like yourself when you step out the door. The right shoes don't match the outfit; they set the tone for the day ahead. The Zebzag AnyWair mule is for those mornings when you want style without the struggle, polish without the pretense. It's a reminder that getting dressed can be simple, expressive, and grounded—literally—in good design. So the next time you're staring down your closet, coffee in hand, wondering how to pull it all together, start from the bottom. The rest will follow.

Photography by Emma Anderson; directed by Kandice Chavous; cinematography by Stephen Taylor; fashion styling by Scott Shapiro; creative production by Hannah Miller and Camryn DeCosta; edited by Jaclyn Palermo; hair and makeup by Christine Cherbonnier; set designing by Maisie Sattler.

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