Every Fashion Girl Will Tell You This Subtle Detail Makes Flats Look Infinitely More Expensive

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Chanel cap toe ballet flats
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Maybe we should blame Matthieu Blazy for the cap-toe ballet frenzy. Ever since he took over as creative director of Chanel, the house's signature shoe has been more popular than ever. But the fact of the matter is, they have always been 'it', especially in recent years.

Ballet flats became popular again with the rise of coquette-core and have remained the fashion girl flat of choice. But we're now starting to see a rise in the cap-toe variety. No doubt a result of the new Chanel craze.

cap toe ballet flats

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cap toe ballet flats

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It's funny how such a small detail can do so much, but there's something about a cap-toe that really elevates the vibe of the shoe effortlessly. Ask any stylish person you know and they'll agree. Maybe it's the color contrast or the fact that it makes clinking your toes together like your Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz infinitely more fun.

Whatever it is, we're into it. And as the weather gets warmer and our walks get longer, there's nothing chicer to slip into than a pair of ballet flats. The silhouette will make 10k steps a breeze but the cap-toe will keep the look fanciful enough to end up anywhere.

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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.