A shoe designer with a construction worker past, Matt Bernson pays attention to detail and it shows. Hand produced in Brazil using eco-friendly materials, these stylishly minimal designs are also seriously comfortable! Note the signature studded footbed, thicker, padded sole and soft leather straps that won’t chafe.

With a celebrity roster that reads like a red carpet roll call, Bernson’s shoes have also been spotted on the runways of Zac Posen. But best of all, he’s a total sweetie. As quoted in an interview after he was asked what celebrity he would love to design for: “I design shoes that I hope my wife will like and get excited about. To me she is a celebrity, and lucky for me she likes my shoes. She owns hundreds of pairs.” We die.