Not Flats and Not Heels—This In-Between Shoe Trend Will Prevail This Fall

At 5'10", I'm not a big fan of wearing heels. My distaste for vertiginous shoes isn't problematic in my day-to-day life, but it does make it tricky when it's time to dress up for fancier occasions. It can be challenging to find flats or sandals that look as polished as heels. Designers often try to make flats look more special with embellishments like crystals and sequins, but in my opinion, it's hard to mimic the dressiness of a pair of heels. So what's a girl to do when she doesn't want to wear heels but can't find cute enough flats? The answer: kitten heels, of course.

Elle Fanning just showed off the perfect way to style kitten heels with a fancy frock. She was photographed at Santa Monica hotspot Giorgio Baldi—you might know it as Rihanna's favorite restaurant—looking chic in our shoe trend du jour. Her Hermès kitten heels were the ideal complement to her pretty lace midi dress. Scroll down to see her new outfit and shop similar shoes for your next after-dark affair.

On Elle Fanning: Hermès shoes; The Row clutch

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