L to R: Tory Burch, Anna Sui, Karl Lagerfeld, Michael Kors, Ports 1961, Rochas, Spring 2010 - photos courtesy style.com
There's just something about heels that makes you feel like a woman. The way they change your posture, the powerful "click, click, click" that signals your arrival, that "whoops-my-heel-got-stuck-in-a-sewer-grate-and-oh-my-I-am such-a-lady-that-I-desperately-need-a-gentleman-to-dislodge-me" kind of thing. You know, one of the items that few men, if any, can get away with wearing. Forgive me RuPaul and Miss J. Still, there are times in every girl's life that unequivocally call for a good, pretty flat: grocery trips, baby-carrying, walks through the park, to name but a few. It was astounding to see so many designers opt for flats this spring on runways so accustomed to being abused by angry, stomping model heels. With so many girly looks out there, the masculinity of the oxford provided a perfect balance. The ballet flat reigned supreme in all of it's comfortable, gamine glory. And flat sandals of every description were a huge presence on the runways of Karl Lagerfeld and Marc Jacobs. Maybe our need for practicality after the economic downturn has trickled down as far as our toes? Or maybe we just like the idea of giving our hard-working feet a rest? No matter how much we love our heels, it's nice to see so many options for gorgeous flats this spring. Practical and pretty? Now, that's something that I love to see.
It's so hard to choose, but here are a few of the cute options out there:
