Chanel Ballet Flats

“There's something to say about the amount of social capital these held in boarding school. 15 year olds bopping around campus in colored variants of $800 shoes. Something entirely unfathomable to the average high schooler who went back to school shopping once a year. Old and new money alike in their little leather statements. The shoes were treated like the disposable flip flops from pedicure places. Used to prop open doors, as "rain shoes", and to crush up ritalin on those heavy wooden dorm room desks. New money played a game of who can have the most worn out Chanel flats. Something about treating something poorly dictated that you didn't care if you lost it, you would just get another pair. I wanted them desperately. I wanted to beat the shit out of them too.”

“kind of hate to say it, but these shoes are great. they are durable, they are comfortable, they look great with everything. they can be dressed way up, they can be dressed way down, and if i needed one shoe to kind of do it all, or at least do most of it, i would pick these. are they a little trad and a little formal and not typically my stye, yes. does that make me love them any less? no. you can find them easily secondhand and a cobbler can really work magic to clean them up. the classic colorway looks great with everything. chanel really knows what they are doing, unfortunately.”