As you may know, Prince William attended the premiere of the sequel to Top Gun with its star, Tom Cruise, wearing an Alexander McQueen velvet tuxedo and black velvet slippers embroidered with fighter jets.

The purpose of these slippers was twofold: 1) Have some fun on the red carpet, 2) Wear something posh, which is hard to carry off unless you’re the real deal, or pop star Harry Styles. You could argue (and many would) that embroidered slippers are more Flash Harry than Pedigree Wills, but in fact these slippers – made by Crockett & Jones, purveyors of slippers to the Prince of Wales – are one of the rare remaining signifiers of poshness. (Anyone with several hundred pounds can pull off an Alexander McQueen velvet tuxedo, not so easily an evening slipper.)

The Telegraph London