I have always avoided flats because I'm short, also with short legs in proportion to my body. I prefer the look of boots, for that uninterrupted leg line. But boots don't work for a lot of the time in the sunny climate where I live (Los Angeles.) I don't wear huge heels - anything around 2" or under usually works.

However, after extensive searching, comparing, consultations with my astrologer, triangulations, and meditation, I just bought my first pair of flats! I'm excited to "push the envelope" on my fashion limitations a bit. I bought a pair of basic black ballet-type flats - the Me Too Nini. I like them, especially with black leggings or black straight leg jeans.

However, I'm not so crazy about them with (dark blue) jeans. The thing that always bothers me about flats is that bit of skin you see between the end of the pant leg and the shoe. I know it sounds absolutely nutty, but to me, it interrupts my tiny stumpy leg line, making my legs look even tinier and stumpier. This could totally be in my imagination, but that's how it looks to me. Not on other people, with longer legs. But on me, with my stumps (and okay, yes, thunder thighs.)

What color flat would look best with (dark blue) jeans? I wear and very much like black boots or sandals with jeans all the time, but to me, the black flats didn't work. Should I look for a flat that's a lighter color, like my skin color? Or would that make me look like my pants end abruptly and I have no feet?

Should I look for a color, like red?

If the Nini came in silver, I'd gobble them up, but they don't. I did find a similar shoe from Me Too in Silver - I think it's called "Nadia" (at Nordstrom's.)

The Nini does come in "bronze" which is very pretty, but I don't wear a lot of warm colors. Would bronze look good with jeans and a cool-based wardrobe?

As you can see, I am WAAAAY overthinking the flats issue, but that's what I do.

Thanks!