I Never Wear Heels—28 Pretty Flats I Recommend If You're Just Like Me

Ana wears mesh flats with white skirt

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The impact of a great pair of heels on an outfit is undeniable, yet I find myself opting out from wearing the style more and more often these days. In place of heels, I’ve been all about cool flats. If you’re like me, you’ve decided to lean into more comfortable styles because fashion does not have to be painful. As a fashion editor, I'm always on a mission to hunt down a wide array of gorgeous flat shoe styles to add to my wardrobe, so I decided to clue you in on some of my favorite recent finds.

I’ve taken to the internet and utilized my journalistic sleuthing skills to hunt down some seriously pretty flat shoes worth shopping for. Are you in need of a new pair of chic ballet flats, or perhaps some cute mesh Mary Janes? Ahead shop a wide array of flats and other flatter shoe styles worth adding to your daily shoe lineup.

Chichi Offor
Associate Shopping Editor

Chinazor "Chichi" Offor is a Georgia-born, Los Angeles–based associate editor who relocated from Brooklyn, New York, and joined Who What Wear's West Coast office in 2022. At WWW, she utilizes over 10 years of editorial experience to dish out shopping advice to the masses and analyze key pop-cultural moments. Chichi previously worked at Refinery29, where she helped revolutionize the brand’s plus-size and inclusive fashion coverage. In her spare time, she’s keeping up with the latest movie releases, enjoying a relaxing day at the spa, or obsessing over her latest ADHD-fueled hyperfixation (e.g., Jesse McCartney's underrated career, the negative effects of bicoastal intellectual elitism, and Gen Z’s loneliness epidemic). You can find her online @thechichio on Instagram.