Flat Is Where It's At

Recently we did a bit of sole-searching. No, really. A cursory glance through our closet showed that while we have racks and stacks of fancy heels, we hardly wear most of them. The polka-dot heeled sandals, those suede multicolored Miu Miu wedges: Worn once, twice, then pulled out only a few times a year. But our black flats? They're in heavy rotation, and we slip those on at least four times a week.

Our most recent pair of black flats has seen better days, which is why we're so excited by the arrival of these Bloch London Amazon flats. Bloch, a decades-old dance-shoe line, is known for its handmade pointe slippers. Now they've created a line of shoes for the not-so-limber of us. We're loving these flats because the leather soles are comfortable enough to handle a day of city trekking, but the subtle reptile pattern is so much more interesting than basic black. Will we be wearing these day in, day out this spring? Let's just say we'd feel like a heel if we didn't.