Black Knit Ballet Flats
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Black Stretch Knit Round Toe Slip-On Ballet Flats
Flat ballet shoes with a stretch knitted upper, a round toe, a low flat heel and a plain topline with no fastening anywhere on them.
Each colour is its own knitting run, and each run is shallow.
The cinema foyer, under low light
A foyer is all carpet and low light, and the walk from the door to the screen is longer than it looks. Flat shoes make that walk without any sound at all, which in a space full of people standing about with drinks is its own kind of entrance. A plain topline cut low across the instep leaves most of the foot showing.
The line it gives is the point. A low flat heel and a bare topline put the whole foot in view and run the eye straight from the ankle into the shoe without a strap to break it, which reads longer than a shoe that covers more. Stretch knit holds the shape of the foot rather than sitting around it, so there is no gap at the side when you stand still. The second look reads it as something chosen for the evening rather than kept in a bag.
You are seated before anyone hears you arrive.
Stretch knit, a low heel, a plain topline
The upper is knitted with stretch through it, pulled over a round toe, and the topline is left plain with no fastening anywhere on the shoe. The heel is low and flat, so the sole stays close to the floor across its whole length. The outsole is finished slip-resistant.
The stretch is what the foot finds: the knit gives across the width, and the round toe box leaves the front of the foot room rather than holding it to a point. Pressure is spread evenly through the footbed rather than loaded at one place. The knit breathes, which is why it works across the seasons rather than one of them.
Upper, toe, heel, outsole
- Flat ballet shoe with a stretch knitted upper
- Round toe and a low flat heel
- A plain topline with no fastening
- Orthopaedic design that distributes pressure evenly
- Stretch and a round toe box for wide feet
- Slip-resistant outsole
Seven knits on the one flat
The selector runs Black, Khaki, Pink, Navy Blue, Red, Light Blue and Beige. The darks disappear under a hem, and the Pink, Red and Beige are the ones that get noticed from the ankle down.
What travels with it
Order more than a single pair and a complimentary gift rides along in the same parcel, chosen by us and slipped in without being asked for.
| Piece | Flats & Loafers |
|---|---|
| Material | Knit |
| Topline | Plain, with no fastening |
| Toe box | Round, with stretch for wide feet |
| Outsole | Slip-resistant |
| Design | Orthopaedic, distributes pressure evenly |
| Size | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
| Colours | Black, Khaki, Pink, Navy Blue, Red, Light Blue, Beige |
Knit runs are cut shallow here
Each colourway is knitted as its own run, which keeps every one of them shallow rather than keeping a few deep. The neutrals empty first because they go with everything already in the wardrobe. Pairs are made to a quantity rather than carried continuously, and a return of the same run is not guaranteed.
Take the colour while the full set is still listed together. If it is not the shoe you pictured, it goes back unworn and in its original condition.
