No, Not Heels: Ballet Flats Are Still Hot for Spring and These Are the 3 I Want as a Ballet Flat Connoisseur

I'll never grow sick of them.

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I am a ballet flat connoisseur. They are a key aspect of my personal style. Whenever I can wear a pair, you'll see me wearing a pair. I just think they're the most delightfully cute shoes that make me feel whimsical when I skip around the city in them. There's nothing better than the feeling of a great ballet flat on your feet.

Over the years, I have amassed a small collection of ballet flats and yet I still find myself always wanting more. It's nice though because I can always justify buying another pair since I wear them so often. They're comfortable! They're versatile! I have never regretted a pair of ballet flats. And below are three new kinds I have my eyes on that I also know will bring me no remorse after I add-to-cart.

Zebra Print Ballet Flats

Zebra ballet flats

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Animal print is a neutral. This is a hill I will die on. But, some animal prints get all of the glory! Leopard print in particular. With maximalism coming back into the trend cycle, animal print feels like it's everywhere. But I am particularly into tiger print, it's a little less expected and looks so fierce on a ballet flat.

Sneaker Ballet Flats

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The sneakerina, or sneaker-ballet-flat hybrid is one of the freakiest shoe mash-ups we never knew we needed. But it makes sense! Ballet flats are dainty in nature but they're highly practical like a sneaker. Both shoes were made for walking, so why not combine them for the most feminine-yet-sporty flat you can wear everywhere?

Butter Yellow Ballet Flats

yellow ballet flats

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Butter yellow is a major Spring 2026 color trend. It's a soothing color that also calls to mind the sunny days we'll all be getting to see a lot more of now that the warmer seasons are finally here. Wearing them on your feet brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'walking on sunshine.' It's a mood booster in a shoe.

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Tara Gonzalez
Tara Gonzalez
Senior Fashion & Social Editor

Tara Gonzalez is a senior fashion and social editor at WhoWhatWear. where she is interested in exploring the intersection of fashion and culture and why we are drawn to wearing the things we wear and what that says about the world we live in. Previously she worked as a senior fashion editor at Harper's Bazaar. When she isn't writing trend deep dives for WWW, she's working on her newsletter on Substack, Cult Classic, which explores the very best fashion in film and television. She has a degree in creative writing from The University of Pennsylvania. She lives in Brooklyn with her boyfriend and pug Bjork, the later of which has a very extensive collection of dog-sized Sandy Liang sweaters.