Yes, flat shoes CAN be sexy! 最高の,を越す shoe designer Penelope Chilvers, whose fans 含む the Duchess of Cambridge and Elle Macpherson, says we should 溝へはまらせる/不時着する heels

  • Penelope was the designer who finally got Kate out of her famous LK Bennett nude heels and into a pair of tasselled Spanish riding boots
  • She says flats mean you’re able to walk with more 信用/信任?
  • The designer is 5 ft 2in but wears flats everywhere, even to weddings?

High heels may make you feel sexy but ― and it’s a big but ― they often fail the most basic of shoe 必要物/必要条件s: to get you from A to B.

によれば 最高の,を越す shoe designer Penelope Chilvers, whose fans 含む the Duchess of Cambridge, Cate Blanchett, Elle Macpherson and Claudia Schiffer, there’s a 過激な 解答: 溝へはまらせる/不時着する heels, because flat shoes can 現実に look far better.

And she knows what she’s talking about: Penelope was the designer who finally got Kate out of her famous LK Bennett nude heels and into a pair of tasselled Spanish riding boots.

‘You 簡単に walk taller in flats,’ Penelope says. ‘You feel comfortable in them, so you’re able to walk with more 信用/信任, keeping your spine straight, so giving you better posture.

‘加える, they work for every occasion; I’m 5ft 2in and I wear them everywhere ― even to weddings.’

To show just how versatile flats can be, here Penelope 選ぶs some of the best designs around this season and matches them with the outfits that show them off best . . .

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CANKLE HIDERS?

The 高さ of these boots is perfect to hide a cankle ― where the calf looks a 類似の thickness to the ankle. The stretch パネル盤 makes them 平易な to pull on, and means you have a bit of give for 慰安.

They have a small, 5cm heel that 解除するs you very わずかに, but means you can still leap about. Wear them with ジーンズs, trousers, skirts just below the 膝 or maxi dresses.

Boots, £269, penelopechilvers.com

Sweater, £45, marksandspencer.com

Faux leather skirt, £35.99, zara.com

SUPER SPARKLES?

超高層ビルs aren’t the only way to make a 声明 after dusk. These metallic flats from Boden are covered in jewels and are beautifully elegant, thanks to the pointed toe. They will look fabulous against a tan, and work just 同様に during the day as at evening events. Wear with a 声明 necklace to sparkle from 長,率いる to toe.

Shoes, £129, boden.co.uk

Dress, £150, beulahlondon.com

Necklace, £45, grayandosbourn.co.uk

WORK WONDERS?

You don’t need to wear heels with a formal work outfit to look feminine ― just 選ぶ flats with the 権利 詳細(に述べる)s.

Look out for gems, 有望な colours and unusual 形態/調整s. This 広大な/多数の/重要な pair of 特許 pumps are 悪賢い and chic with a very slight gold heel, which will give you a 解除する, while still 存在 practical.

They are smart enough for work, but still feminine, thanks to the 前線 屈服する 詳細(に述べる). Burgundy will be one of the colours this winter, and looks 広大な/多数の/重要な against 黒人/ボイコット and grey.

Shoes, £195, russellandbromley.co.uk

Dress, £79, Fenwick, 020 7629 9161

捕らえる、獲得する, £109, zara.com

SUPPORT ACT?

Most people 選ぶ for ballet pumps when dressing 負かす/撃墜する. But slippers, with a leather 単独の and わずかに higher heel, are a better, more supportive 選択.

These smoking slippers are velvet with a leather tassel and look smart, yet relaxed. A V&A 展示 about Oscar Wilde, の中で others, 奮起させるd me to design them. Worn with or without socks, they are a useful, 中立の shoe that should match with most of your wardrobe ― yes, they’re more expensive, but they’ll last you a lifetime.

Loafers, £249, penelopechilvers.com

(土地などの)細長い一片d 最高の,を越す, £39.50, marksandspencer.com

ジーンズs, £40, topshop.com

SHORT AND SWEET?

A pale pink or nude shoe lengthens the 外見 of your 脚s, unlike 黒人/ボイコット or coloured shoes, which seem to 削減(する) you off at the ankle.

These have a small heel in the same colour as the 団体/死体 of the shoe to give subtle 高さ without 存在 noticeable or uncomfortable.

Simple flats, like these, look good next to a print dress as they let it do the talking.

Pink pointed toe, £18, bankfashion.co.uk

Dress, £295, lkbennett.com?

SAY 'I DO!'?

We think of weddings and assume we should wear heels. Why, though, when we will be on our feet all day?

Embellished sandals can look just as good and are formal enough for the occasion, so long as you take care to look after your toes. A pedicure is 必須の. Again, pair with a 声明 necklace.

Shoes, £35, riverisland.com

Dress, £179, reiss.com

Necklace, £29.99, zara.com

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