Editing Slip-on shoe (section)

===Use===
[[File:Buen_gusto.jpg|thumb|Loafers used in a [[smart casual]] [[dress code]].]]
[[File:Marcus Selmer En Brudgom fra Bjerkeland ved Bergen (cropped).jpg|thumb|A bridegroom from Bjerkeland near [[Bergen]] wearing folk costume and slip-on shoes, photo before 1870. {{credit|Marcus Selmer}}]]
In the United States and some European countries, such as Italy, the loafer enjoys general use as a casual and informal shoe worn for work and leisure, though lace-ups are still preferred for more formal situations.<ref name="Anton"/> The general popularity of brown over black extends to loafers, sometimes using exotic leathers such as [[suede]] and cordovan. Since the early 1980s, socks have been optional while wearing loafers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gninyomo |first=Luc |date=2022-09-21 |title=An In-Dept Look into Types of Loafers and Its Use as Men's Best Fashion Shoes |url=https://www.sheenmagazine.com/an-in-dept-look-into-types-of-loafers-and-its-use-as-mens-best-fashion-shoes/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=Sheen Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

Though originally men's shoes,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Roetzel |first=Bernhard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WEmHEAAAQBAJ&dq=Slip-on+shoe+men's+shoes&pg=PA134 |title=Bespoke Men's Shoes |date=2022-09-06 |publisher=Ullmann Medien |isbn=978-3-7415-2686-2 |pages=134 |language=de}}</ref> some styles of loafers, such as casual tassel and penny loafers, are also worn by women. Women's loafers tend to have shorter toes and are worn with a variety of outfits from shorts, jeans, slacks, and capris to dresses and skirts.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}