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This Is the Pretty Flat-Shoe Trend Elegant Dressers Are Suddenly Wearing With White Pants

By Swedan Margen

This Is the Pretty Flat-Shoe Trend Elegant Dressers Are Suddenly Wearing With White Pants

One of my favorite spectator events of summer is here: Paris Haute Couture Week. Tons of the most well-dressed celebrities attend the biannual event, and you're sure to spot them wearing the latest trends and It items. This season, Keira Knightley just made an appearance and was photographed wearing an outfit that was the ideal blend of current summer trends and fall basics. (I hear it was an unseasonably chilly day in Paris.)

While the top half of Knightley's outfit was giving fall, the bottom half featured the summer jeans-and-shoe combination I keep seeing elegant dressers wear. It's one that's a bit fun but also entirely elegant: white jeans and charm-embellished flats. The trend of adorning basic flats with charms actually first became a thing last summer, when Chanel debuted its wildly popular Mary Janes with playful gold charms along the straps (the ones Knightley happens to be wearing), and now, plenty of other brands have followed suit. And as you can see, this pretty flat-shoe trend is the perfect elegant match for white jeans. Keep scrolling to shop the combination for yourself if Knightley has inspired you.

Keira Knightley wearing a bucket hat and gray coat with white pants and embellished Chanel Mary Janes in Paris
Keira Knightley wearing a bucket hat and gray coat with white pants and embellished Chanel Mary Janes in Paris

On Keira Knightley: Blazé Milano blazer; Citizens of Humanity Ayla Raw Hem Crop Jeans ($258); Chanel Chanel 25 Bag and shoes

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Reformation Bethany Ballet Flats

Reformation

Bethany Ballet Flats

Chiara Mary Jane Flat

Loeffler Randall

Chiara Mary Jane Flats

Whitney Loafer
Selene Charms Pointed Toe Flat

Veronica Beard

Selene Charms Pointed Toe Flats

Relan Mary Jane Ballet Flat

Dolce Vita

Relan Mary Jane Ballet Flats

Luna Cutout Metallic Leather Ballet Flats

Chloé

Luna Cutout Metallic Leather Ballet Flats

Madewell Hera Medallion Mary Janes

Madewell

Hera Medallion Mary Janes

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Citizens of Humanity Miro Relaxed Jeans

Citizens of Humanity

Miro Relaxed Jeans

Agolde Ren: High Rise Wide Leg Jeans

Agolde

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