All throughout my primary school days, I wore a uniform, and part of that uniform stated that I could only wear shoes in one of three colours: black, brown, and navy. As the fashion contrarian I am (and always have been), I chose the latter, a choice that put me at odds with basically everyone at my school. It didn't matter, though. I loved my navy-blue ballet flats and wore them even when I wasn't in class. When elementary school ended, however, my navy flats didn't join me. In fact, I never really thought to wear the colour in footwear form again, and black, brown, and burgundy shoes all took precedence. That was until recently when a few styles began popping up in the elegant shade, helping me remember why I favoured it way back when.
On Kaia Gerber: Repetto Cendrillon Ballerina Flats (£280)
Alaïa and Miu Miu are both members of the navy-blue shoe club—as are classic shoemakers like Manolo Blahnik and Gianvito Rossi. My favourite pair? The Cendrillon Flats from Repetto, every French woman's go-to brand for comfortable yet elegant shoes. I'm not the only person who holds them near and dear. Kaia Gerber, who frequents the Cendrillon Flats in a variety of colours, also has a navy-blue pair, which she wore this week while preparing for a New Play Reading Series she's participating in at Williamstown Theatre Festival in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
The model and actress styled her flats effortlessly with a matching athletic skort, a red T-shirt, and a black sweatshirt on top. The outfit could've easily been worn with trainers, but her choice of footwear added a sense of formality to it that trainers wouldn't have. Even so, the same shoes could easily be dressed up further by switching out the skort for a pair of white jeans or black trousers and changing from a sweatshirt into a sweater or white blouse.
Shop the shoe colour trend that's chicer than black, burgundy, and brown below. Trust someone who's been wearing navy-blue shoes since the fourth grade—they're really that good.
Shop Navy-Blue Shoes:
Try a suede texture for a softer finish.
Simple, sleek and easy to style.
I own these and wear them all the time.
The patent finish is not one you often find on a navy hue.
Dreamy.
I've heard nothing but good things about these suede loafers from TOD's.
Miu Miu never lets me down.
How cool are these?
The perfect event heel.
These remind me so much of my old school shoes.
Mesh flats are huge at the moment.
Slip on and go.
Don't these look so expensive?
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