Five Ways to Wear Loafer Flats

Every Monday I sit down to write my blog posts for the week. I create the collages for these posts on Polyvore a week or so before so I am prepared. Imagine my surprise this morning when I went to Polyvore to grab the images I created and the site was gone, completely gone, like it never existed. Apparently, the site was shuttered last week without much notice when it was acquired by the high-end fashion retailer Ssense. If you try to go to Polyvore you get redirected

Like most Polyvore users, I was more than a little pissed off and inconvenienced by this news. Polyvore made it super simple to create quick outfit collages that I used for my blog posts. As a result of this, I now need to take time to figure out an alternative way to do it, the time I don’t have, and making these colleges won’t be as fast. So bear with me as I readjust.

The good news is, I was able to download the last outfit collages that I am using this week. After this week I’ll be winging it as I find a new way to quickly create looks. The last thing I have the time to do is take photos of myself as other hardworking bloggers do. My brain would explode if I had multiple photoshoots scheduled into my weeks.

Anyway, for now, let’s savor some of these last outfits I created. Today’s post is about loafer flats as requested by a reader. What I like about these shoes is the loafer/flat hybrid makes them look sleeker and more refined than a classic clunky loafer while also looking more professional than a pair of ballerina flats.

I put together five outfits below using this pair of loafer flats from Steve Madden in a classic camel shade. Check out the looks and shop for loafer flats at the end of this post.

Outfit #1

When I think about loafer flats I immediately think of chic preppy looks. I imagine cute little skinny ankle pants, trim ankles (because I don’t have trim ankles) and sharp flat shoes. Inspired by this idea, I styled the loafer flats with these plaid pants from Banana Republic, a chambray shirt from J. Crew that I layered under this bright orange chunky sweater from Topshop. I finished the outfit with a pair of hoop earrings from Rebecca Minkoff, brown bag from ED Ellen Degeneres, and gold link bracelet.

Outfit #2

If you don’t like heels, loafer flats can be a suitable alternative because they look professional enough to be worn with suits and tailored pants. I styled the loafer flats with a black pantsuit from Boss Hugo Boss (link to jacket, link to pants.) I finished the outfit with a tan top from Lafayette 148, tan bag and necklace from Alexis Bittar.

Outfit #3

Showing the versatility of loafer flats, I styled this outfit much more casually using this skirt from Vince and side tie t-shirt from Madwell. I finished the outfit with a denim jacket from J. Crew, statement necklace from Stella & Dot and circle handbag from Baggu.

Outfit #4

In this next look I styled loafer flats with a dress. I like the way the more streamlined style adds more professional sophistication to a dress than rounder toe ballerina flats would. I styled the shoes with a navy dress from J. Crew and finished the look with a snakeskin tote from Banana Republic, bracelet from Anna Beck and necklace from Gorjana.