Aquazzura and Mandarin Oriental Redefine the Art of the Slipper

Sometimes, the most telling details are the ones guests don’t expect. A soft gesture at the edge of the bed. A striped slipper, quietly waiting.

Mandarin Oriental introduces a new kind of welcome—one with Italian flair and unmistakable intention. In a global partnership with Aquazzura, the Tuscan-born brand known for its bold, joyful take on footwear, a limited-edition collection of in-suite slippers has arrived. And while they’re made to be worn indoors, they carry the spirit of movement.

Designed by Edgardo Osorio, founder and creative director of Aquazzura, the slippers reinterpret the ordinary with precision and wit. Black and white stripes for men—sharp, tailored, minimal. Aqua green and white for women—fresh, fluid, light. For children, a burst of saffron and a pom-pom, playful without being precious. All three come with just the right detail: a tassel here, a curve there, a softness beneath the step.

More than an accessory, they are an invitation. To linger in the suite a little longer. To consider comfort not as an afterthought, but as a quiet luxury in its own right. Wrapped in linen dust bags, they don’t insist—but they do stay with you. From hotel to home, from this trip to the next.

It’s a collaboration born from affinity. Osorio himself admits a personal connection to Mandarin Oriental, calling it his “home away from home” after years of travel. The slippers, then, are not just a design exercise—they’re a reflection of what it means to feel at ease, wherever you are.

“I wanted to create something that felt like home,” he says. The result: slippers that hold their own in spaces defined by discretion and style.

In a hospitality world often measured by scale and spectacle, this project moves in the opposite direction—toward the intimate, the well-crafted, the quietly beautiful. It’s a gesture. A stripe. A whisper of something personal.

Style doesn’t always walk into the room. Sometimes, it’s already waiting there.