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Ballerina or ballet flats should be part of every woman's shoes collection. These shoes can go with a lot of different outfits and flatter all body shapes.

Tommy flats

Here is the outfit, a body con short black dress, a pair of black opaque tights, medium to large sized yellow geometric shaped earrings and a pair of leopard print ballet flats. This is a fierce, sexy outfit that screams look at me. If you want to make the outfit a little bit more sexy, choose a see through back dress like the one shown here. This outfit is appropriate for all causal events, romantic dates and clubbing.

Tights commercial

Dramatic Monologue Dress in White :: Charter School Cardigan in Camel :: Tights with Bow Line in Nude :: Brighter Beach Memories Flat :: Dash of Darling Necklace :: Constant Companion Ring in Persian Cat

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If you crave comfort when it comes to shoes, you'll be thrilled to know that flats are back in full swing. And whether they're trendy, classic, or somewhere in between, almost all flats look chic and feel fabulous. The only catch: It's hard to know how, exactly, to wear them. Here, our style rules for flat shoes:

Do choose current styles. For late summer and early fall, you can't go wrong with pointy-toed styles in patent or pretty-colored leathers; flats with metal details, such as buckles and grommets; delicate slingbacks; and feminine ballet styles with bows. Don't go grandma style, wearing shapeless flats with rubber soles in dreary colors -- go for black or brown flats only if they're on the trendy side!

Do pair flats with the right skirt length. Flats look best when worn with a shorter skirt (think an inch or more above the knee), since having no heel can make legs look shorter. Showing a bit more leg, then, gains that length back. Look for a skirt with the slightest flare, which adds a modern touch to the look. And don't be afraid, come fall, to pair a short skirt and flats with tights! Don't wear flats with long skirts. Wearing no-heeled shoes with a skirt that falls below the knee is a big mistake -- you achieve a frumpy silhouette.

Tights flats OOTD

Tights: Urban Outfitters
Flats: Charlotte Russe

Ballet flats with a black and white plaid pattern and a criss-cross of fabric straps on top. A classic look that’s always easy to match and comfort that speaks for itself.

Brigitte Bardot inspires ballet flats. You might not know this, but Bardot was in fact one of the first to wear ballet shoes on the street, when Madame Repetto herself made a pair especially for her in 1956.