Trendy ballet flats for spring summer 2024
Ballet shoes are back in vogue even for everyday looks. From the catwalks to the street style there is ballerina mania, thanks to their versatility and the infinite combinations and styles they can adopt.
There is no doubt that ballet flats have become a must for some time now and in particular the trendy shoes for spring 2024. So much so that in addition to being present in many collections of fashion brands, how can we not mention the square-toed Miu Miu ballet flats, which have relaunched the wave of interest in a model of footwear, which has also become the subject of interesting collaborations, such as that of Repetto x Jaquemus, historic ballerina brand, and the French fashion house.
Suitable for many different personalities, ballet flats can coexist in many different styles and be combined with different functionality and wearing occasions. On the Cannes red carpet, actress Jennifer Lawrence even approved their use under her evening dress, while on the catwalk they are combined for daytime looks designed for the office (see Fendi) or in a beach chic version as in Chanel case.
Some ballerinas have become iconic and will remain in history, such as the Alaïa ballerinas, just as the Ferragamo model will return to being a wardrobe classic (Audrey Hepburn) while the Dior ballerinas will be the uniform of the maison's more daily looks.
Discover all the spring 2024 women's ballet flats models
THE HISTORY OF DANCERS
Ballerinas were introduced as footwear inspired by the world of dance at the beginning of the 1930s by a shoemaker of Russian origins, a certain Jacob Bloch, who arrived in London from Australia and began to offer the sale of these shoes with low soles and elegant allure. In 1947 it was Rose Repetto, mother of the French dancer and choreographer Rolant Petit, who founded the Repetto company of the same name dedicated to "more comfortable" dance shoes designed for every day as an alternative similar to ballet shoes.
The popularity of this type of ultra-flat shoe is due to the cinema divas of the 1950s such as Brigitte Bardot, who wore a Repetto model in the film And God Created Woman, while a fan of Ferragamo ballet flats was Audrey Hepburn, she chose them as a uniform in many of her films: from Roman Holiday to Cinderella in Paris and even in Sabrina .