Flash in a flat
Those of us who reserve heels for state occasions, or don't wear them at all have a spring basketful of flats to tempt us.
You could go from sturdy winter footwear to sandals, but where I live you'd have goosebumps on your toes for at least the next six weeks. Lucky that shoe designers have given us a lot of great, decently-priced flats this season.
Aqua paisley ballet, J Crew, $118. If you can wear this flat, with no evident arch, they're fun.
Cole Haan Air Alexis Mary Janes in daffodil, $188 from Neiman Marcus, Blissful arch support, and a bit more heel.
Elie Tahari's Julia Driver in Sweet Lilac spins the driving moccasin toward the feminine with flower detail; $202 from Zappos.
Land's End Suede Tassel Moc. For only $34.50 you get a genuine suede upper and butterfly cotton lining. The spring colours (shown, Pink Coral) rescue it from being unbearably sedate.
If you need a little more shoe, Aerosole's Skip Town in this luscious purple nubuck is
only $55 from Style Bakery. How often can you find purple flats?
After wearing flats all day, your feet can take a few hours out on the town in the adorable peep-toe Aerosole Benefit, with a 3" heel on a flexible rubber sole, and on sale for $71.20 at Style Bakery.
You could go from sturdy winter footwear to sandals, but where I live you'd have goosebumps on your toes for at least the next six weeks. Lucky that shoe designers have given us a lot of great, decently-priced flats this season.
Aqua paisley ballet, J Crew, $118. If you can wear this flat, with no evident arch, they're fun.
Cole Haan Air Alexis Mary Janes in daffodil, $188 from Neiman Marcus, Blissful arch support, and a bit more heel.
Elie Tahari's Julia Driver in Sweet Lilac spins the driving moccasin toward the feminine with flower detail; $202 from Zappos.
Land's End Suede Tassel Moc. For only $34.50 you get a genuine suede upper and butterfly cotton lining. The spring colours (shown, Pink Coral) rescue it from being unbearably sedate.
If you need a little more shoe, Aerosole's Skip Town in this luscious purple nubuck is
only $55 from Style Bakery. How often can you find purple flats?
After wearing flats all day, your feet can take a few hours out on the town in the adorable peep-toe Aerosole Benefit, with a 3" heel on a flexible rubber sole, and on sale for $71.20 at Style Bakery.
Comments
Love those purple Aerosoles!
ma: Thanks! Am on a mission to find stylish flat or low wedge shoes.
I have similar problems due to arthritis, though I could probably wear most of those if I didn't have to walk too much in them - even the pretty heels (not too high!) if they are wide enough.
Are Landsend shoes any good? I see pretty ones, not at all expensive, especially for colourful but not necessarily long-lasting summer shoes, and a lot of them come in a wide last.
My current walking shoes are mary janes from Josef Siebel, a German brand of walking shoes. They are kind of cute in a "girl Hummel figure" but not elegant, alas. I do need some more ladylike shoes I can wear.
This always seems to be a hot topic!
I bought two pairs of ballet flats yesterday as we're moving from summer to winter and so I'm getting out of my sandals more often, but it's not yet cold enough to get out my boots.