These are some of our favorite heels as of 2022, but check out our entire Guide to Comfortable Heels!

Pictured above, some of our favorite black heels for the office: one / two / three / four / five
Sure, we all know what basics professional women are supposed to have in their closets, but if you’re buying one for the first time or replacing one you’ve worn into the ground, it can be a pain to find exactly the right incarnation in stores. In “The Hunt,” we search the stores for a basic item that every woman should have. Psst: check out our frequently updated Guide to Comfortable Heels!
(Curious for our other roundups of black pumps? In addition to the several specific shoes mentioned in our Guide to Comfortable Heels, here are our roundups from 2021, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2016, 2015, 2013 (interview pumps AND our low heel roundup), 2012 (under $250) and 2008, as well as our comfort-focused roundups of 2016 and 2010 and our posts on extended sizes for professional women’s shoes.)
In today’s hunt, we search for reasonably-heeled black leather pumps — nothing higher than 3″…
Our Latest Favorite Basic Black Pumps for Work
These are some of our favorite heels as of 2022, but check out our entire Guide to Comfortable Heels!

Pictured above, some of our favorite black heels for the office: one / two / three / four / five
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Trendy Black Pumps
Alas, many of these products are likely sold out right now…
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Sarah
The fiona low air pumps are on sale at nordstrom.com for $165! Got mine last week. :)
http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2952523/0~2376780~6009391~6013096~6013099~6013106?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&searchtype=&pbo=6013106&P=1
Jessica
Black Fiona mid-air pumps are $94 at SmartBargains on final clearance; also, Piperlime has Corso Como’s “Zara” from $39.97-49.97 and “Pam” at $49.97. The bummer is the middling reviews, and the inability to return them, as they are on final clearance.
Corso Comos:
http://piperlime.gap.com/browse/categorySearch.do?searchFilter=2&searchFilterName=category&searchFilterValue=Sale&searchContextPath=All%2BProducts%2F%2F%2F%2FWomen%27s+shoes%2F%2F%2F%2FAttribSelect%3DVendor%3D%27Corso+Como%27&searchRefinementMode=refine&cid=19886&sortBy=