SO! Spring is here, lets' talk about different types of flat shoes :)
In this article I will try to go through the main types of flats and provide with some examples how to wear each type. Let's go!
Chelsea boots
Usually leather, without any small details, ankle-high boots.
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| Chelsea Boots by Massimo Dutti |
More likely to wear during ''cold spring'' (captain obvious), as a part of serious sophisticated look.
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| Alexa Chung |
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| Victoria Bekcham |
Oxford Shoes
Leather ''formal'' shoes with closed lacing. |
| Oxfords by Asos |
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| Oxfords by Asos |
Fortunately in 21st century it's absolutely normal for women to wear Oxford Shoes, which is a great detail to complete an office outfit or just a formal one.
Loafers
Plain flat shoes without laces and buckles.
These are one of the most popular types for women nowadays.
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| Loafers by Christian Louboutin |
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| Loafers by Alexander McQueen |
You can wear it with jeans, leggings and different pants. I wouldn't suggest combining them with skirts or dresses, there are ''sweeter'' ballerinas for these cases:)
Ballerina flats
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| Ballerinas by Chanel |
This kind of shoes is the sweet, more feminine version of loafers, also they are usually thin and light so you can wear them in summer as well. Typically they don't have any belts or buckles on them.
I prefer exactly ballerinas with dresses and skirts, it seems
that they keep that romantic
chic because they usually tend
to have that kind of girly
designs.
Slip-on
Low lace-less shoes, the distinguishing feature of which is thick white base. Slip-on shoes usually have print on top or some specific thick fabric.
Since before Slip-on shoes were worn mostly by skaters or in sport style. but now you can easily wear them in your casual outfit. Coats, leather jackets, try whatever you want just choose shoes that will have kind of the same tone with at least one part of your look.
Converse
I am sure everyone knows about famous All Star Converse shoes. Since they became widely popular all around the world, this type of the same looking shoes as All Star are now generally called ''Converse''. Match with both jeans and skirts (thanks to ''free'' fashion nowadays)
Moccasin and Topsiders
These two are like brother and sister. Square , stitched out ''nose'' - that's how you recognize them. The difference between them two is that topsiders are laced throughout the top border of the shoe.
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| Topsiders by Buttero |
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| Moccasin by Hermes |
Espadrille
The last but not the least!
Favorites for summer time! The main feature is that their base is made of jute rope, while the top is usually a cotton fabric.
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| Espadrilles by Chanel |
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This type is very convenient because it can finish both sweet spring outfits and more formal outfits. Also it is very easy to find them in almost each shop, which helps to choose exactly what you like:)
Thank you for your attention! It is just the first article, I hope you find it useful :D
