Shoes

Inventory icon for shoes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Shoes are clothing items in the Animal Crossing series that first appear in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Prior to becoming an item, the player's shoes can be customized in Animal Crossing: City Folk by Kicks. Villagers are unable to wear shoes.

Appearances[edit]

Prior to City Folk[edit]

In the first generation games and Animal Crossing: Wild World, the player's shoes cannot be changed. Male players wear blue shoes with white accents and green socks, and female players wear red Mary Janes and long socks with blue and white stripes.

In City Folk[edit]

Kicks shining the player's shoes in Animal Crossing: City Folk

In Animal Crossing: City Folk, male players begin with blue shoes, while female players begin with red shoes. The color and style of the player's shoes can be changed by Kicks, a shoe shiner who appears in the city. For 500 Bells, the player can choose to have Kicks style their shoes based on either the color or style designations of the top and accessories they are wearing, as well as their hairstyle. Each style also has its own design for the appearance of the player's socks, with some styles featuring tights, and others removing hosiery entirely.

Go by color — the resulting shoes are determined by the dominant color of a combination of the player's top, accessories, and hair color, all of which are categorized in one or two color groups. Hair color will not be factored in if the player is wearing a wig.
Match my style — the resulting shoes are determined by the dominant style of a combination of the player's top, accessories, and hairstyle. Each top and accessory is grouped in one style category, while each hairstyle is grouped into two style categories.

After the player has their shoes shined about 15 or 20 times, Kicks will begin offering the player the choice between "Masculine" and "Feminine" styles. This allows the player to receive the shoe designs typically available to the opposite gender.

Male[edit]

Yellow
Striking
Red
Cool
Orange
Gaudy
Green
Stylish
Blue
Funky
White
Fresh
Black
Refined
Purple
Strange
Brown
Subtle
Pink
Cute

Female[edit]

Yellow
Gaudy
Red
Funky
Orange
Striking
Green
Fresh
Blue
Cool
White
Stylish
Black
Strange
Purple
Refined
Brown
Subtle
Pink
Cute

All of the shoe designs featured in City Folk were turned into standalone shoe items in Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, with some being slightly redesigned, and all without their respective hosiery attached.

Color	Male	Female
Yellow	Yellow sneakers	Yellow buckled shoes
Red	Red boat shoes	Red shoes
Orange	Orange shoes	Orange sandals
Green	Green-stripe shoes	Green buckled shoes
Blue	Blue sneakers	Blue pumps
White	Colorful sneakers	White patent shoes
Black	Black loafers	Black pumps
Purple	Purple dot shoes	Purple pumps
Brown	Brown slip-ons	Brown pumps
Pink	Pink sneakers	Pink slip-ons

In New Leaf[edit]

Shoes being sold at Kicks in New Leaf

See also: List of shoes in New Leaf

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, shoes are now items that are sold at Kicks's shop on Main Street alongside socks.

In New Horizons[edit]

See also: List of shoes in New Horizons

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, shoes are still sold by Kicks when he visits the player's island, and they are also sold at the Able Sisters. Some shoes are exclusive to Kicks, while some are exclusive to the Able Sisters.