Hold the Sneakers—This Is the Classy Flat-Shoe Style French Women Wear With 3 Different Casual Pants

French women are known for their effortless and elegant approach to dressing. While Parisians certainly wear sneakers to create their chic looks, there's one classy shoe style that's equally important in their wardrobes. Yes, it happens to be one silhouette they're wearing with the casual pant styles that are often worn with sneakers. Hello, black flats.
These perennially chic, stylish shoes elevate any ensemble, so it's no surprise that people in Paris routinely turn to it. Over the last few months, this has been most notably showcased with three casual pant styles—cargo pants, straight-leg jeans, and capri-style pants.
Below, you'll see how French women are styling their black flats with casual pant styles. In the mood to shop? Yes, there are plenty of product recommendations throughout.
Cargo Pants
We recently shared that cargo pants are trending hard among the celeb and fashion sets. While sneakers are obviously stylish with the pants, the black flats here add a polished twist to the look.
Straight-Leg Jeans
This outfit feels so Parisian with the white shirt, the straight-leg jeans, and those trusty black flats. It's easy and elegant.
Capri Pants
Capri pants and Bermuda shorts are cool and relevant for the season. Sneakers are chic with both, but so are classic ballet flats.
This post was published at an earlier date and has since been updated.

Bobby Schuessler is a fashion editor with over a decade of editorial experience covering shopping, style, and beauty. He's spent 10 years at Who What Wear, currently leading the market team to deliver highly covetable and convertible content. He creates data-driven shopping guides featuring top retailers like Nordstrom, Shopbop, and Net-a-Porter and is at the forefront of Who What Wear's shopping tentpole strategies, including Amazon Prime Day. He also works on branded content initiatives and appears on camera in video and shopping livestream franchises.
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