I feature quite a lot of outfits with heels on this site.

The fashion bloggers I feature like to wear heels a lot, and the women attending fashion week photographed by Denton will also wear them to make a fashion statement.

I have also started to wear more heels as I get older, because I like how they can make an outfit more special. I can wear heels as I never have to wear them for very long. When I work at home I’m always barefoot.

So some of you were wondering if you can also look stylish and hip wearing flats. The answer is a resounding YES of course you can!

I also wear flats on a regular basis.

My absolute favorite flats this year have been these flat white slingbacks. I wore them before here and here.

They are super comfortable while being modern and hip at the same time because of their pointy toe. White is a color I wear often so these are easy to combine with many of my outfits featuring pants or skirts. Even though I have wide feet, I sized up to fit into these pointy flats and they have been really comfortable.

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Here are a few more outfits where I wore flats:

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A few more tips for wearing flats in a hip and stylish way

  • Pay attention to your golden ratio silhouette. You may need to increase the height of your tops in order to achieve the perfect 1/3 – 2/3 silhoutte or wear a tunic top. A lot of more info on golden ratio and silhouette can be found in my style course.
  • You may like to add some extra funky jewelry.
  • Try to get the hippest flats that you can find while still making sure they are comfortable. Right now, pointy toes are very current.
  • If your shoes are mainly practical and comfortable, try to wear something a bit more special within your outfit. The asymmetrical top in this outfit will already draw a lot of attention, so statement shoes are not necessary.
How to wear flats and still look hip | 40plusstyle.com

What I’m wearing today

Asymmetrical black top: c/o Stella Carakasi
Capri pants: In Good Company
Shoes: Hoegl

Some great shops for flats online are Nordstrom and Zappos. For those that need more supportive shoes, I have a great list of arch support shoes.

For further reading also see an earlier article: how to wear flat shoes.

How do you like to wear your flats?

Sylvia

Sylvia is 40+style’s editor-in-chief and has been helping women find their unique style since 2011. An alumni of the School of Color and Design, she is devoted to empowering women of any age to look and feel their best. Read more about Sylvia and 40+style on this page.

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