Ballet flats and loafers for summer city living

Ballet flats and loafers for summer city living

June 9th, 2009

Heels are great - super sexy, glamorous, height-adding and with brilliant optical illusional properties if you have enormous feet like me (feet in high heels never look massive). Sadly many styles are also fabulously impractical if you have to actually walk anywhere (I have probably spent more being rescued by black cabs when sporting luscious heels than I have on the actual shoes themselves).

So what about flat shoes? <stops typing to pick up fainting designer-heel-loving friend off floor at first frightening mention of FLAT SHOES>

Okay, so flats may not be as full-on glamorous as a pair of embellished stillettos but they are perfect for running around the city, particularly in summer - without the grubby toe syndrome that sandals and flipflops cause, and ideal when the weather goes from sunshine to torrential rain in the blink of an eye. Oh, and they hide all those plaster-covered heels and toes caused by wearing those new designer summer sandals for the first time. They are also super-cute.

So if you are after some flat shoes here are some of my favourites from the range of designer ballet flats and designer loafers around this season. Or check out Matches Fashion’s fabulous designer shoe ranges here.

These stunning Guiseppe Zanotti flat shoes in silver are snakeskin, with an elegant square toe. Guiseppe Zanotti silver snakeskin flats, £298 at Matches Fashion.

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These super stylish khaki Christian Louboutin loafers prove that style doesn’t have to mean tottering heels. 100% leather, also available in Burgundy. Christian Louboutin khaki loafers, £331 at Matches Fashion.

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Marc by Marc Jacobs is renowned for its cute ballet pumps. Blue leather flats with black gosgrain trim and silver eyelets, 100% leather. Marc by Marc Jacobs blue ballet pumps £228 at Matches Fashion.