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At a time when people are looking for comfort more than ever, well-tried fashion trends such as classic ballerinas are in demand again: "They represent feminine elegance - a woman who doesn't have to scream out loud to be noticed," says the Italian designer Anna Baiguera on the shoe that the fashion world has either hated or adored for decades. The cliché stuck to it that it would not do a woman's foot a visual favor is a question of the high quality of the shoe: “The shape has to be perfectly balanced between volume and proportions. The rest is done by the cutout of the shoe. The more precise this is, the more the shoe flatters the foot. It is pure millimeter work, a few millimeters can completely change the result. "So if you instead of the inexpensive ballerina shoes from the fashion chain,Investing in a professional shoe avoids the danger of the "flat foot look", aching feet and blisters.
But be careful, not even designer ballerinas are the same as designer ballerinas.
A subtle message always resonates when choosing a shoe.
More precisely, the women's world can currently be divided into eight models.
Ugliness is evidence of female self-confidence
Wrinkled ballerinas from Khaite
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The "Ugly Shoe" among ballerinas. Similar to chunky sneakers from Balenciaga or gold-colored Crocs that cause frowns on the red carpets, this shoe plays with the fine line between ugliness and comfort. In everyday life it exudes the charm of “I don't care at all whether the shoe gives my foot an unfavorable shape”. More progressive attitude in a lady's slipper is almost impossible. Because who really has to please? The most popular model comes from the New York label Khaite and is called “Ashland”. * The wrinkled ballerina shoe lives in restrained color schemes, especially the monotonous beige. Khaite founder Catherine Holstein said of the vision behind her label that she would like to live in a "house from Kashmir".This shoe conveys this cosiness even in the smallest detail, from the elastic band to the lack of hard leather edges.
High-necked for creative people
Blogger Blanca Miró in Paris
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Is that still a shoe or is it already art?
The step up of the “Ugly Shoe” ballerina is this boyish, high-necked variant.
For all those who don't know what to do with the attribute “girlish”.
It is mainly seen on “Gallerinas” in New York, which is neologism for the fairy employees working in galleries (hence the name) of the art scene.
Or you can see the angular model on (supposedly) aspiring Instagram artists who want to give themselves an avant-garde image with the extravagant shoe design.
Made from vegan and vegetable-tanned leather, this shape is also very popular among environmentally conscious activist bloggers.
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Flat shoes by Jil Sander (buy here) *,
"Almond Flats" by Bottega Veneta (buy here) *,
ballerinas by Loewe (buy here) *
Classic for nostalgic women
The role model: Brigitte Bardot
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The finer the slippers are sewn, the more they express that a fine lady does not have to travel long distances anyway. So why rely on a robust sole? The French manufacturer Repetto, for example, who is known for having outfitted actress Brigitte Bardot Zeit, manages to ensure that the shoes still last for a few seasons. The cut and the fine leather soles guarantee the particularly delicate cut, but the resistant part is not on the outside: “The outsole is inside the shoe,” explains Jean-Marc Gaucher, Chief Executive Officer of Repetto. A classically trained ballerina, Audrey Hepburn brought this girlish look into the spotlight and paired it with everything from black pixie pants to midi skirts. So shaping her generationthat at the end of her career she had the flat ballet shoes tailor-made exclusively by Salvatore Ferragamo. If you want the classic design a little more Instagram-friendly, choose the ornate version with buckles and bows by Miu Miu.
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"Belted Leather Ballet Flats" by Miu Miu (buy here) *,
"Ruby Ballerinas" by Repetto (buy here)
Square ballerinas for power women
Angular, high-necked and with a ring: Jil Sander
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The intellectual blogger look of the hour.
What used to be the elite Oxford flats are now the angular cut ballerinas.
The classic angular look in the office is also popular with female start-up CEOs from Silicon Valley, such as Whitney Wolfe Herd from Bumble, when the high heels are taking a break for appearances at major TED talks.
Because the trend does without loops, loving details and belittling.
Those who would like to write the omnipresent term "power woman" on their forehead nowadays can communicate it without words with this geometric shoe on their feet.
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"Gina Leather Flats" by Aeyde (buy here) *
Great shape for the elite women
Model Karlie Kloss in pointy Dior ballerinas
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A few years ago, Valentino's “Rockstud” model with rivets and two-tone straps dominated the look of women from the Düsseldorf Kö to the Kudamm.
Where a “Speedy” bag from Louis Vuitton and a Tiffany heart bracelet used to be part of the uniform, in 2015 the upper class of millennials could not be without a pointed shoe from Valentino.
The pointed shape has continued to prevail to this day, but now the subtle designs by Prada, Dior or Jimmy Choo dominate in the leopard look that lasts all seasons.
What remains, however, is the conical shape, which in any case communicates that the wearer is living on a large scale.
Because it always makes any shoe size over 37 look unfavorably long.
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Suede ballerinas by Prada (buy here) *, "
Fenix Suede" by Aquazzura (buy here) *,
"Romy Leopard" by Jimmy Choo (buy here) *
With logo or metal details
Italian elegance with metal accents by Anna Baiguera
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It used to be the Tory Burch ballerinas with the large logo buckle that became the trademark of the wealthy wife from the bacon belt of every major German city. Anyone who wanted to feel like Coco Chanel of the suburb relied on a logo emblazoned on the foot. Today, Anna Baiguera's Italian label proves that metal decoration is more discreet and possible with a great sense of style. In the foreground is no longer the branding of the logo, but in addition to a simple design also the everyday suitability of the ballerina: “A shoe should not only be refined and elegant, but also have to be comfortable so that you can walk straight from work to the aperitif without changing shoes can ", says the Italian about the typical style of women in her country,also embodied by street style icon and designer Giovanna Battaglia as a fashion model in (mostly) flat shoes.
Italian joie de vivre: Giovanna Battaglia
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Playful like from childhood
Brit fashion icon in flat shoes: presenter and designer Alexa Chung
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The suspicion is that the wearer is indulging in her thoughts on escapism with playful dance shoe models.
Would she have become something great if she had only been properly encouraged in ballet school back then?
Hardly likely.
But the dream of the prima ballerina lives on in these shoes - with a lot of glitter and large bows like the pointe shoe.
And who can't really use a bit of everyday escape right now?
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"Glitter Flats"
(buy here) *
and "Ballet Flats" (buy here) * by Miu Miu