https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-are-the-secrets-to-wearing-flats-with-dress-pants Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:49:53 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-are-the-secrets-to-wearing-flats-with-dress-pants#post-254681 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:53:46 +0000 April 254681@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Barbara, can you post a picture of this look? I would love to see it done successfully.</p> <p>Mae, a true kitten heel (i.e., looks like a stiletto that has been sawed off) has never made any sense to me. The proportions are off -- it looks to me like someone pasted the wrong heel onto the shoe. It also seems like it would be pretty unstable, though I should probably try them on before I write them off. :)</p> <p>Angie, 1.5 inches it is. Let the hunt begin... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-are-the-secrets-to-wearing-flats-with-dress-pants#post-254623 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:47:04 +0000 Mac 254623@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear fishnet trouser socks, too, usually in flesh/skin colour. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-are-the-secrets-to-wearing-flats-with-dress-pants#post-254565 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:20:50 +0000 Angie 254565@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad your feet are happy, Kristen. </p> <p>April, a 1.5 inch heel (my favourite heel height) will do just fine. And all the low heeled pumps I've seen you sport are fab. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-are-the-secrets-to-wearing-flats-with-dress-pants#post-254558 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:14:46 +0000 Barbara 254558@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear my wide leg (high-waisted) trousers with ballet flats and trouser socks. It's very Audrey with a lightweight ballet wrap-style sweater! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-are-the-secrets-to-wearing-flats-with-dress-pants#post-254553 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:06:17 +0000 Mae 254553@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just watched an old episode of WNTW that discussed this. To my eye, the pointy-toe flat looks much better than the ballet flat with dress pants. Or, how about a pointy-toe kitten heel? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-are-the-secrets-to-wearing-flats-with-dress-pants#post-254496 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 07:20:22 +0000 Jenava 254496@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear wide-leg jeans with my oxfords, but they've got a bit of heel (maybe 1.5 inch?) Like Mo, I like point-toe shoes with dress pants. Only, I don't really have any that are low-heeled enough for every-day wear ATM. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-are-the-secrets-to-wearing-flats-with-dress-pants#post-254416 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 02:24:54 +0000 Kristen 254416@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha, Angie! It is all about perspective, I guess! :)</p> <p>I did get the Naturalizer Bates you recommended. WOW. Best new shoes of the season for me. They're so versatile and comfortable. Thank you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-are-the-secrets-to-wearing-flats-with-dress-pants#post-254415 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 02:24:16 +0000 April 254415@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Drat. I was hoping Angie would say, "The keys to making this look fabulous are a, b, and c," and instead, what I suspected all along is true: dress pants with flats just do not look fabulous.</p> <p>So, Angie -- how much of a heel are we talking about? Will 1.5 inches do the trick? </p> <p>Argh -- good-looking, non-matronly shoes in low heel heights are even harder to find than snazzy flats. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-are-the-secrets-to-wearing-flats-with-dress-pants#post-254360 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:58:23 +0000 Angie 254360@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Chuckling @ Kristen - your "flat" is my heel :)</p> <p>Those Pikolinos' are fab, btw. I have been meaning to pop them into the store. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-are-the-secrets-to-wearing-flats-with-dress-pants#post-254355 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:50:54 +0000 Kristen 254355@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just bought these Pikolinos as my "flat" option for dress pants. In a little warmer weather, sometimes I can get away with my cheetah flats with my modern bootcuts, but Angie is right, a little heel is best. </p> <p><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3109863?origin=category&#038;resultback=463" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/31.....ltback=463</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-are-the-secrets-to-wearing-flats-with-dress-pants#post-254353 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:46:01 +0000 Beth 254353@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>AJ, MFN=microfishnets. A very steamy look in trouser socks, I tell you:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-are-the-secrets-to-wearing-flats-with-dress-pants#post-254349 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:42:05 +0000 Megan 254349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like pointy toe shoes with dress pants much better than ballet flats. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-are-the-secrets-to-wearing-flats-with-dress-pants#post-254342 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:21:52 +0000 Angie 254342@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I won't sugar coat it. I much prefer dress pants/wide leg pants with at least a bit of a heel - and you know I bat for Team Flats. I love flat oxfords but also prefer those with a tapered leg - not as fond of them with dress pants or flares. </p> <p>April, we've seen you wear very low heeled pumps. Why don't you wear those with dress pants? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-are-the-secrets-to-wearing-flats-with-dress-pants#post-254315 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:49:14 +0000 AJ 254315@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I'd like to know too!</p> <p>Beth - what does MFN mean? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-are-the-secrets-to-wearing-flats-with-dress-pants#post-254312 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:44:08 +0000 Beth 254312@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>April, I'd like to know, too. I often wear MFN trouser socks (stop laughing!) with flats, but I invariably feel stumpy and dowdy in a way that I never feel in a jeans/flats combination. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-are-the-secrets-to-wearing-flats-with-dress-pants#post-254310 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:38:34 +0000 Christie 254310@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good question. I don't wear dress pants without heels, so I don't really know. Maybe you could wear flat ankle boots? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-are-the-secrets-to-wearing-flats-with-dress-pants#post-254299 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:24:23 +0000 April 254299@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Somehow I can't make this work without feeling dowdy. In warmer weather, ballet flats with no socks do the trick, sort of. I know Angie says sheer hose with ballet flats are okay, but somehow they still look frumpish to me (and sheer hose are not much better than bare feet when it's really cold.)</p> <p>What are the tricks to this? I'm thinking it must have something to do with the width of the pant leg as well as the style of shoe? Tips on both much appreciated! </p>