Every few years, they get declared “over.” Too girly. Too impractical. Too Paris Hilton circa 2007.
And yet, scroll Instagram, walk down a Paris street, or peek into the latest runway show, and you’ll see them again.
Then Brigitte Bardot wore them in And God Created Woman and suddenly, they were cemented as the ultimate French-girl shoe.
Audrey Hepburn sealed the deal with her own chic versions.
They were never really “out”, just waiting for a comeback.
Think mesh flats with satin ribbons at Miu Miu, metallic Mary Jane-style flats at The Row, or crystal-embellished ones at Amina Muaddi.
TikTok girls are styling them with oversized jeans, Gen-Z is pairing them with sheer tights, and the fashion crowd is leaning into the nostalgia hard.
The key difference? They’re no longer just “sweet.” They’re cool. A little ironic. A little grown-up. And incredibly versatile.
Here are the pairs currently living rent-free in our shopping tabs:
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