Fashion People Love This Controversial Summer Shoe Trend—30 Chic Finds I'm Eyeing for Myself

Alaïa mesh ballet flats.

Pictured: Alaïa Patent Leather-Trimmed Mesh Ballet Flats ($890)

(Image credit: @cassdimicco)

I'll admit it: When I first saw the mesh shoe trend, I wasn't that into it. I thought, "Oh, this will be over in two seconds." I'm not afraid to say I was wrong. The mesh-shoe trend has taken off for 2024, and everyone from your favorite celebrities to the fashion set can't get enough of them. Luxury brands like The Row and Alaïa can barely keep their takes on the trend in stock, and our favorite affordable brands like Dolce Vita and Sam Edelman have taken their stab at it as well. After getting my hands on a pair myself, I was hooked. I started keeping my eye out for great mesh flats and have found so many chic options I couldn't keep them to myself.

Keep scrolling to take a look at the 30 chic mesh ballet flats I'm obsessed with at the moment.

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Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Grace has always been a lover of all things fashion and beauty. Upon receiving her first degree in visual communications from FIDM in Los Angeles, she moved to New York City and continued her education at LIM College, majoring in fashion media with a minor in society and culture. Grace has worked for PhotoBook magazine, Insider, and Harper's Bazaar. As a writer, Grace has had pieces published covering topics including racial justice, fashion, politics, and current events. During her free time, she loves wine tasting, creating content for her social media, spending time with friends, traveling to new places, and Pilates, and has a love for reality television, especially The Real Housewives. Grace is the person in your friend group everyone goes to for recommendations for the best place to grab drinks in NYC on a Friday night or the best hotels and restaurants to try when traveling to a new city. While fashion is her main love, she loves all things wellness and lifestyle as well. Her ideal sunday is brunching with friends then walking around furniture shopping and listening to a podcast. As the assistant shopping editor at Who What Wear, Grace loves finding the best buys out there for the WWW readers.