When wearing leggings your sandals do not always have to be black. Adding some color makes the look more fun and easier on the eye as it makes you more approachable. They also suit all types of women with different shapes and foot types. Aside from being minimalist in design, ballet flats are also light comfortable which is why a lot of women will wear their leggings with them. A combination of leggings and ballet flats can take you from a meeting at the office since they are, as already mentioned, minimalist to a lunch out with friends.
Since a ballet flats-leggings combination is very simple, you can wear the leggings with more statement pieces on top. Cardigans and options such as dusters and kimonos make a leggings and flats pairing dressier because otherwise, the look will be too simple.
However, if you are that simple girl, you could just go for a tee or vest but accessorize with some nice jewelry pieces. They have become a favorite among top fashion influencers because not only are they functional but also look great. When you wear your leggings with a pair of loafers, the loafers will give you that extra sophistication. While loafers are known to give a dapper touch, going for flowy pieces and some color adds a more feminine touch.
You could also add some statement jewelry to make the look more feminine. Combat boots are cool, comfortable and timeless.
They are a great way to toughen up your leggings and wearing them will also make you look edgier on any day. You can balance the look out by wearing a flowy shirt, top or coat.
Carol above is wearing her combat boots with leggings and a plaid blazer. Blazers are a great way to dress up a leggings-combat boots look and makes the outfit a little more sophisticated.
That said, a plaid shirt or a leather jacket makes for the perfect completion to a leggings-combat boots pairing if you want a casual and grungy look. Slides were previously looked at as just shower shoes but have in recent times made a comeback as quite the fashionable footwear particularly in summer. You can wear your leggings with slides for a cool look since slides blend street and sporty style while maintaining that effortless look.
They may be simple but when worn with your leggings they give you that athleisure boost almost instantly and you will end up looking trendy as well.
This pairing can take you through lunch, brunch, or your yoga class depending on what you choose to wear your leggings with on top. You can keep your leggings plain and go all fancy with the slides or go for a bold pair of leggings and tone them down with the slides.
Hayhay above went for a completely sporty look pairing her athleisure leggings with some puma slides, a crop top, and a hat. You can always play with proportions with such a pairing since slides are super fun.
Shop Slide Sandals:. X Wedge Sneakers. Wear Instead: Athletic and Classic Sneakers The wedge-sneaker trend has come and gone, but athletic and classic sneaker styles are a no-brainer with leggings, and the fashion possibilities are endless. Shop Athletic Sneakers:. X Ankle-Strap Shoes. Wear Instead: Ballet Flats While it may seem a bit out-there, we love the dancer-inspired look of a pair of ballet flats with a pair of leggings.
Shop Ballet Flats:. X Sock Boots. Wear Instead: Combat Boots Sock boots are a current fashion-girl favorite, but unless you want your shoes to look like an extension of your leggings, it's best to go with something that provides more of a contrast, like on-trend combat boots.
Shop Combat Boots:. X Brogues. Wear Instead: Loafers When it comes to classic flats styles, loafers are still going strong. Shop Loafers:. And yes — they would also pair great with skinny jeans. Be careful when wearing traditional Uggs over skinny jeans. The boot despite looking so puffy is a pretty tight fit around the calf.
If your skinny jeans have any bulk or extra fabric, your legs will look like a stuffed sausages in your Uggs. Leggings are a safer choice for traditional Uggs. Unless your high heels are all kinds of strappy fabulous and you want to show them off with ankle length skinnies , the best way to wear skinny jeans with heels is to simply pull the bottom cuff of the jean down below where the heel and shoe footbed meet.
This trick makes your legs look miles long. The actual heel of most stilettos curve, and this curve will hold the skinny jeans down. Leggings are easier because you can always discretely fold them to the length required. For skinny jeans, this is easy: throw a pair of trouser socks with your ballet flats.
Adds a bit of warmth, looks cute. But with leggings? My next attempt, inspired by a post Fashion Me Fabulous did on pairing knee-socks with shoes see pic at left , will involve messing around with thigh-high socks and ballet flats.
I think it might be cute to layer the thigh-highs over leggings and then add in the ballet flats. With skinny jeans, I love this look. And with skinny jeans I can easily wear the oxfords with socks — a plus for warmth and comfort. With leggings? Shopbop is showing this pairing pic below. What do you think? Does it work? Sneakers are fairly easy to wear with skinny jeans. But because skinnies leave so much shoe showing, they must be cute, stylish sneakers.
Check out the post I did on Rookie Moms for some of my favorite cute sneaks and read through the comments for more ideas. Sneakers and leggings however, is a different story. I hate saying no. I like to believe that anything is possible — you just need to get creative. First pic is of Maite P. The vibe is a funky-athletic one, but the overall look is pretty cool. I love the striped socks and simple sneaks.
The second pic is of Karolin L. In any case, I love the pairing of the over-sized sweater and ironic tube socks with sneakers.
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