Flat shoes in the evening: mistake yesterday, cool today? (The answer is yes, Armani also said it)

«I’ve been doing this for years. I use the flat shoes even in the evening. I have never thought that women should be enslaved by height or that they should necessarily have that feline and sexy gait at all costs. She can also and finally be normal, perhaps with an ambitious look, the one I tried to give to my girls on the catwalks.”

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Word of Giorgio Armani who closed this September’s Milan Fashion Week with this maxim of style, presenting ballerinas and flat ankle boots on the catwalk for Spring/Summer 2024 to complement silk jackets, crystal tunics and tulle dresses.

Ground level shoes, the ones spotted at the fashion show, which certainly give a relaxed attitude without affecting the refinement. But King Giorgio is not the only one who uses them for evening wear: Prada, Fendi, Dolce&Gabbana and many other fashion houses have also cleared customs for the next season (but they have been doing so for years) the 0 heel in combination with a dusk till dawn look going against that shoe etiquette so dear to mothers and grandmothers, capable of showing them the right way in front of the shoe rack.

According to traditional etiquette, in fact, a shoe flat it negatively affects a woman’s bearing and elegance. So better not to abuse it. And above all (horror!) don’t combine them with an evening dress.

A rule, in fact, which was already broken several years ago even by celebs on the red carpet. Recall that, in 2015, some women were turned away from a Cannes Film Festival premiere because they wore flat shoes on the red carpet. According to the organizers of the event, heels should have been mandatory for women at every event planned on the Croisette.

Naturally, the news then caused a stir with women around the world demanding that men be given the same ridiculous treatment. In response, several celebs showed up at the Festival the following year with flat shoes, including the seventy-year-old Susan Sarandon very elegant in a men’s suit.

Today, fortunately, even in Cannes there is greater freedom and tolerance of style so much so Jennifer Lawrence she walked the red carpet, under a wonderful red dress designed by Dior Haute Couture, even wearing a pair of flip flops.

In fact, when wearing a long dress, when the legs are covered or wrapped by a beautiful dress, there is no need to wear a 12cm heel. Not to mention that there are many women who, with stilettos, suffer from foot pain and back. Why then subject yourself to this torture, when with a pair of flat shoes, perhaps jewel sandals, you can be equally elegant and chic?

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Among the stars who prefer to wear flat and shiny shoes to complete evening outfits on social occasions there are, for example, Charlize Theron, Cate Blanchett And Uma Thurman. While Gal Gadot at the time of the promotional tour for the film Wonder Woman she chose to show off a pair of sandals from the Italian brand Aldo on her feet under a splendid dress by Givenchy.

In recent times there has been the revenge of ballerinas, not only to be worn by day but also by night. Among the addicted to this model, Katie Holmes who often and casually, for evening events, combines them with tailored suits. If you choose this model of shoe to spend an evening of elegance and comfort, who are we to say no?

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Finally, ballerinas and flat shoes are also increasingly conquering the wedding sector, in which the same etiquette as heels applied to wedding dresses. We recently saw Andie McDowell’s daughter, Margaret Qualley, go to the wedding with a pair of Mary Janes without heels and Francesca Ferragni show off a pair of silver gladiator sandals under the second wedding dress by Atelier Emé.

According to research conducted by Matrimonio.com, reference portal for the wedding sector and part of the international group The Knot Worldwide, on the other hand, if it is true that 48% of future brides embrace tradition and choose a pair of pumps for the most beautiful day, 32% opt now for a pair of low-heeled shoes (3-5 cm), a model, moreover, which will undoubtedly be the protagonist of the next autumn weddings.

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In short, flat shoes are now making Carrie Bradshaw increasingly capitulate to the world, having broken the old rule of heels and not risking slips in style. In fact, her feet are firmly on the ground and her style is not affected, as demonstrated below by the celebs who wear flat shoes on important occasions.

Flat sandals

Dancers

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Flip flops

Flat sandals

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Flat sandals

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Flat sandals

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