For the last few summers, it's felt like anyone not wearing flip-flops or Adidas Sambas had on mesh or fishnet flats—period. They've dominated the warm-weather shoe market, showing up in every city and vacation destination styled with linen pants, poplin skirts, cutoff shorts, and more. As summer 2025's shoe trends start to take shape, it's becoming quite clear that neither mesh nor fishnet flats have survived the winter, or at least, their iron-tight grasp on our attention has loosened, leaving the door wide open for a new flat-sandal and sneaker alternative to move in. In walked crochet flats.
The Merezhyvni flats from Hvóya, a Ukrainian footwear brand based in Kyiv, really kicked off the crochet-ballet-flats trend when they went completely viral. They feature a slightly wider toe bed and are hand-crocheted, each pair taking 20 hours to craft. Tastemakers such as Débora Rosa from Lisbon, Brittany Bathgate from London, and Blanca Miró Scrimieri from Barcelona wear them regularly, styling them casually with linen pants, jeans, poplin skirts, and sundresses. After selling out, the shoemaker, which sells on Moda Operandi, restocked the style and launched a newer version called the Chaotic Ballerinas. (Each pair is hand-knitted with a fine crochet hook for 14 hours.)
It hasn't taken long for the fresh flat-shoe trend to take off, and plenty of high and low brands are coming out with their own unique versions of crochet and knit flats. Magda Butrym and Alaïa are on the pricier end, while Zara, Mango, and Reformation have more affordable alternatives. In the middle are brands like Staud, Alohas, and Toteme. The best part? No two pairs really look the same. From high vamps and Mary Jane straps to vibrant colors and unique patterns, there's no shortage of options to choose from when shopping for crochet flats.
Scroll down to see how stylish women from around the world are wearing crochet ballet flats right now and shop their favorite pairs.
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These are pretty much guaranteed to sell out by the start of summer.
Moda Operandi just stocked the Merezhyvni flats in red, and I'm obsessed.
These also come in chocolate brown. Yum!
I love these bow-detail knitted flats from Toteme. They really hug your feet, almost like a body-con dress.
Too cute.
Staud's been killing it with its flats lately.
Orange you glad you bought these crochet Mary Jane flats?
I just got these and can't wait to wear them in Italy this summer.
A work of art.
These have a cool, sporty touch to them.
Luxe!
An easy choice.
We all know that when Alaïa makes flats, they go viral. These will be no exception.
I'm so into this woven pair.
People swear by these. They have nearly 10,000 reviews and a 4.7-star rating. One comment even says, "Thank God I found Vivaia shoes!"
If you love straw, woven bags, these flats are for you.
Do it. Your feet want you to.
I can't believe these are on sale right before summer starts.
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