If you’ve spent more than five minutes browsing Who What Wear’s articles, then chances are you’ll already know that flats shoes are where it’s at this autumn, and we’re not the only ones that think so. While on a day of appointments, our Editor in Chief, Hannah Almassi, took a turn through the wooden-clad halls of shopping emporium Liberty, where the noticeable lack of high heels struck her. This is something we’re seeing on social media, too. Where going-out outfits used to centre around a platform or heeled mule, in their place is a slew of sleek flats. Worn with everything from suits to dresses to miniskirts and jeans, flat shoes have undergone a fashionable metamorphosis and are no longer selected out of mere practicality. Now, they’re a fully-fledged style choice—one we can get on board with.
Between the market and the latest uploads on Instagram and TikTok, I can confirm that this is going to be a flat-shoe autumn, until the need for boots can no longer be postponed. So, I thought I’d assemble a handful of chic autumn flat-shoe outfits to show you just how stylish these trending footwear options can look. Focusing my energy on four flat shoes I’m seeing lots of right now—those being ballet flats, mary janes, loafers and white trainers—scroll below to see 12 elevated autumn flat-shoe outfits to try.