https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:02:48 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-672063 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:13:25 +0000 Anonymous 672063@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I loved reading all your thoughts, they were fascinating! It seems like there is absolutely a consensus that ballet flats are stylish :)</p> <p>Angie, I LOVE how you wear your ballet flats, you are an inspiration!</p> <p>Elizabeth, you really expressed how I feel. it's really that I struggle to feel stylish in ballet flats. I feel they can sometimes make me look young. Also reading the responses here made me realize that they add a very classic element.</p> <p>Aida, what you said really made sense! I think I can make them work for me if I balance this classic element with the rest of my outfit as Aida suggested. I'm keeping the gold pair since I think they will be easier to work with, but may get the toe cap version too if the experiment goes well :)</p> <p>Today I am wearing the gold flats with gray skinnies, a yellow patent belt, and a white denim cropped jacket. My feet are very happy, but the outfit feels like "me".</p> <p>Thanks for your help ladies! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-671932 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:30:24 +0000 Aziraphale 671932@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with others that ballet flats are classic and will never go out of style. Having said that, I don't get excited about them either. They would fit my lifestyle but they don't do it for me aesthetically. I think it's just me, though -- I feel topheavy when I wear them, for one thing, and they don't fit in with the image I have for myself in my mind, lol. I see other women wearing them and looking cute though. I think either of those pairs you chose are pretty. I hear that metallics go with everything, so the gold should be useful, but I really like ballet flats with toe-caps too, like the first pair. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-671925 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:23:36 +0000 Ginny 671925@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree ballet flats are not out, I have the pair #1 you posted and I get tons of wear out of them. They go with just about everything, I wear flats more than wedges or heels just because they fit my lifestyle and the two tone chanel-esque ones to me are classic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-671629 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:05:55 +0000 Isabel 671629@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How coincidental that you ask that today !!</p> <p>I went into Boston and to an upscale mall today. I would say that 99 % of the women were wearing ballet flats or some type of closed, flat shoe. It was unbearably hot and I expected to see sandals or peep toe shoes. NOT ONE !!! I did see a couple of young women in flip flops and some people in sneakers. Both in the city proper and at the mall. I felt a bit weird with my flats and a dress while wondering what other women were wearing on their feet in such hot weather. It was very interesting.</p> <p>I was also wearing a summer dress and flats. </p> <p>So YES !! They seem to be very timely, at least in Boston. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-671625 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:00:51 +0000 Kari 671625@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I guess to me, the concept that ballet flats could be "out" would be like saying that pumps or pencil skirts are "out." There are certain details that can make a ballet flat more or less fashion forward, and certainly slip-on loafers are the newest trend, but IMO ballet flats aren't a trendy item that is likely to be here today, gone tomorrow.<br /> That being said, just because something is "classic" doesn't mean that everybody has to like or wear it! I know there are those who aren't fond of how ballet flats look on their feet, or who find that their heels slip out unless the shoe is narrow or elasticized at the heel. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-671587 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 03:32:33 +0000 Angie 671587@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh my goodness. Chanel and Lanvin have built a huge portion of their empires on the ballet flat, and continue to do so. Trust me, Sammi - there is nothing dated about the ballet flat. It's a true classic :)</p> <p>Ballet flats are my shoe!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-671537 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 02:27:12 +0000 Janet 671537@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They are a classic. I have a pair of Repettos that I love dearly -- especially for travel. I would seriously consider getting another pair in another color (currently have black). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-671528 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 02:22:08 +0000 sarah 671528@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't imagine that they will every be dated. They're a classic shoe. I wear them : ) (although not lately, since the temps won't drop below 90 degrees) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-671479 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:25:07 +0000 Aida 671479@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sammi, I think the gold pair is a great option for when you are wearing something a bit trendier that needs some classic grounding (and yet aren't too classic themselves because of the metallic). I don't think ballet flats are ever "out", they seem quite classic to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-671454 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:12:36 +0000 Jonesy 671454@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with others that they are pretty classic. If you like the style, it's just a matter of finding a comfy pair that works for your particular feet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-671424 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:51:54 +0000 qpswan 671424@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ballet flats and skimmers are considered a staple of women's footwear!</p> <p>I have never tried a gathered flat and am not sure how they look or feel on the foot. Both would work with your style. </p> <p>Here is a link for a pair of Sperrys I recently purchased. They come in different patterns as well as the classic navy.<a href="http://vip.zappos.com/sperry-top-sider-brooks-navy-white-platinum" rel="nofollow">http://vip.zappos.com/sperry-t.....e-platinum</a></p> <p>I have also include a photo of a Sperry ballet flat; they make flats in many different styles. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-671401 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:25:33 +0000 Kristine 671401@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Classic but if you don't like them then keep looking! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-671400 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:24:34 +0000 Anonymous 671400@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ballet flats are VERY DEFINITELY IN on the streets of Paris. I can't think of a woman I know who doesn't own several pairs. The slippers Kim posted would be considered just that, slippers, and far too casual to be seen on a city street, whereas NOBODY would dream of wearing athletic shoes outside a sports centre or gym. They are the ultimate NO, NO!</p> <p>Most Parisian working girls make their way to work in ballet flats (have you ever tried running on cobbled streets, or standing on the Métro in Louboutins?), although they sometimes put them in their tote and wear stilettos during working hours. </p> <p>I don't like the elasticated ballerines in the photos at the top of this thread either, but then they have nothing whatsoever to do with a chic pair of Repettos, or an even chicer pair of Roger Vivier ballet flats. Did you know that oh-so-elegant Inès de la Fressange (who is style director for Vivier) was lured back to the Chanel catwalk by Karl Lagerfeld last year?? Or that she closed the show to rapturous applause wearing a fabulous evening gown paired with her trademark ballet flats? Does that suggest to you that they are OUT of style??? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-671389 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:11:54 +0000 ironkurtin 671389@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>God no. Never. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-671387 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:09:33 +0000 Deborah 671387@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would like to think that ballet flats are here to stay. I have quite a few pairs and I get wear out of them three seasons of the year (I don't wear them in winter). I think they are pretty classic. However if you don't love them I think there are enough variations around in the form of flat loafers, flats with different shaped toe boxes etc.</p> <p>BTW I really like both pairs you have pictured. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-671374 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 23:52:27 +0000 April 671374@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think they're "in" until someone comes up with something else that women can walk distances in that isn't menswear-ish and that isn't an athletic shoe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-671371 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 23:48:35 +0000 Kari 671371@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't seen any indication that ballet flats are on the wane.<br /> Personally I still wear them. I have two pairs in different colors of that Me Too flat pictured in #1 - SO comfortable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-671349 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 23:29:04 +0000 Victoria 671349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think ballet flats are classic. Whether its something you should wear would depend your style. I like both pairs that you posted but if I had to choose one, I would choose #2 </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-671345 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 23:25:14 +0000 rachylou 671345@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Slippers like Kim posted are in. Ballets are out. Oxford flats are in too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-671320 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:46:16 +0000 Jjsloane 671320@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love both pair you posted (but I am pretty preppy) I think the 2 tone of the first and the metallic of the 2nd make them less boring than some. Why not try an embellished pair? (jewels or studs or something) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-671289 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:57:34 +0000 Anonymous 671289@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Laura - I'm not sure, I like them on others, but I feel like they're a bit boring on me. But sometimes they ARE just the right thing to make an outfit work even when I feel like they are boring on their own.</p> <p>Kim - LOVE the navy stripe flats you posted, those are adorable!! I like the shape of the slipper flat too but haven't seen many around in person. I will check those out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-671278 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:52:49 +0000 Kim 671278@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I too have a hard time getting excited over ballet flats. Simply don't work with the style I have in my head! LOL </p> <p>I am however, ALL OVER the new "smoking slipper" style. Here's a pair that you might like but there are tons more out there!</p> <p>I'm including the link I found these at FYI<br /> <a href="http://www.chatelaine.com/en/blog/post/39622--splurge-or-steal-the-striped-slipper-shoe" rel="nofollow">http://www.chatelaine.com/en/b.....ipper-shoe</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-671271 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:50:24 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 671271@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the first one skews more preppy/nautical, IMO. What is it about ballet shoes that don't excite you? Maybe you need a flat with a bit more detailing to it to feel like your style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/comfy-flat-summer-shoes#post-671270 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:48:36 +0000 Anonymous 671270@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hello! </p> <p>I've been on the hunt for a pair of casual everyday summer shoes that I can wear with skinny and cropped jeans. I need something that works with the preppy/nautical summer style. I tried on and liked the two pairs below, and brought home the second (gold) pair.</p> <p>While these would work, I always have a hard time getting excited about ballet flats. I have boat shoes that I wear ALL the time, but don't want to duplicate.</p> <p>I'd love to hear if you have any thoughts, suggestions, or if you think I should just stick with one of these ballet flats </p>