How To Style Ballet Flats And Mary Janes

Hi guys, it's Lindsay and welcome or welcome back to my channel. Today I wanted to talk specifically about how I style Mary Jane's and ballet flats because these shoes have had the biggest resurgence within the last two years I would say and there are just so many new styles and versions of these coming out. There's mesh ones for spring, studded versions, different shapes of toe and ballet flats used to be very popular in the 2000s. I know a lot of people still have kind of like some resentment towards them. I do see memes about that but I have fully embraced ballet flats back into my wardrobe and I really like a square-toed version. I feel like that is a little bit more modern but there's also just so many ballet flats out on the second-hand market and Mary Jane's as well because these styles of shoes have been in circulation for a really long time. So if you are interested in like trying out the style without investing in a more expensive pair, definitely check out second-hand sites. There are truly thousands out there and I find them to be a really easy shoe to style but I still get questions on how to style them and how to style Mary Jane's versus ballet flats so I thought I would do a video breaking it down but if you're interested in the exact ones I am styling today or you just want to invest in a nicer pair that is going to last you, I will link them below along with all of the outfit details. But now just to get into the outfits, I feel like when I think of these shoes I think of skirts and dresses so that is the first few outfits that I styled. I feel like I gravitate towards shorter hemlines when I'm wearing a Mary Jane because I really want to show off that ankle strap. That's what makes these shoes so interesting and so playful whereas the ballet flat I will wear with any length of dress even a maxi dress. The Mary Jane I pretty much stick to mini and midi dresses or skirts and I also tend to wear my Mary Jane's in more daytime occasions. Something about them just does read more casual to me than a ballet flat so if I am wearing a dress and going out to more of a dinner I probably would pick a ballet flat over a Mary Jane and I also would pick a ballet flat over a Mary Jane for a maxi length dress just because it shows a little bit more toe and looks a little bit more delicate and more elevated. A ballet flat and shorts I've done before but I don't like it as much as the Mary Jane and shorts and I think it does have to do with them just feeling more playful and more daytime and I think a red Mary Jane is one of the best things I've added into my wardrobe. These are like my favorite shoes right now and I think they look so cute with denim shorts. A nice vintage shorter all is definitely on my thrift wish list for this spring and summer. I feel like they're pretty easy to thrift. I personally love overalls. I feel like it's either you do or you don't but I did want to show you some looks with overalls because I think a ballet flat really dresses up in overall and I typically would wear like a pair of sneakers or a clog when I'm throwing on overalls to like go to the farmer's market but I think wearing a Mary Jane or a ballet flat just makes them look more intentional and more like fashion forward as opposed to you wearing overalls for like work wear's sake. I also love a denim jumpsuit. I wore this one recently with my red Mary Janes and I absolutely loved it. I feel like jumpsuits are underrated. It's just an instant outfit. There's no mental energy needed and it looks great every time but the reason I went for Mary Janes instead of a ballet flat or another shoe is because of the cropped length of the pant like it just perfectly highlights the Mary Jane and that buckle. If I wore a ballet flat or a kitten heel it just would have been like almost too much ankle and so that's why I went for the Mary Janes and I got so many compliments on this outfit but moving on to jeans I feel like this is where a lot of people get confused with ballet flats and jeans and I think there's kind of two routes you can go. You can either go with a super baggy jean and let the ballet flat poke its little toe out. This is all over Pinterest. It is super trendy. I think it's really cute. It's really chic but if you're not into that opt for a fitted jean that cuts right at the ankle so you show off your ankle and you don't have to worry about like your pants dragging or anything like that but for Mary Janes I really only do the latter. It's just similar to the skirts and dresses. I just I want to show off that buckle and I don't always love the toes of Mary Janes the way that I love the toes of ballet flats. I feel like they're just less intentionally designed if that makes sense. The focal point on these ballet flats is obviously the toe whereas like the focal point on these Mary Janes is the buckle the side of the shoe. Things that you wouldn't see if you're wearing a baggy jean so that is why I will do the baggy jean with a ballet flat. I think it's a very chic and a very 2024 modern take on a ballet flat but with Mary Janes I like to go for a fitted pant, a cropped pant, a high-waisted jean, and a belt and just like a little bit more classic almost preppy look and I love it. I wear this look all the time and all of these looks all the time. These shoes really have become a staple that I feel is now going to be something I wear for years so I thought I would give you some insight into my styling process. Let me know if you want more videos like this on different articles of clothing or accessories and I would be happy to do that. 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