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Shoes Day Tuesday - Katie 1's Love Letter to Chanel Ballet Flats

Confession: Katie 1 currently owns 6 pairs of Chanel ballet flats and her collection continues to grow (she even has an eBay alert for new ones in her size). It's a problem that we've discussed before and with some frequency on this here blog. Although we're not sure we've ever discussed why Katie 1 loves these iconic flats so much, that is until today where we're going to discuss just that. 

There's an amazing shoe store located approximately 2 towns over from the tiny town where Katie 1 grew up. This shoe store is small, family run, and carries a variety of factory seconds, factory overstocks, and the occasional pair of very gently used shoes. Long story short, it's a goldmine for finding designer shoes at a fraction of the cost (think Cole Haan's for $30, Ferragamo's for $40, etc.). While Katie 1 regularly scores fantastic deals there when she's at home, her coup de gras at this particular shoe store was her first pair of Chanel ballet flats. She was in college and they were hidden on the bottom shelf. Gently used for $29.99 in a perfectly metallic but not too sparkly silver. They were perfect and she immediately scooped them up and thus her designer shoe obsession was born. Throughout her remaining college and early law school years these shoes were a frequent companion on her adventures as the silver is a cool neutral and they could be dressed up or down. Whenever she needed to feel put together she reached for these shoes. She still does and up until recently it was beginning to show so Katie 1 had to send them to the shoe hospital for some TLC. Now they're back and look brand new. In fact, we discussed their trip to the shoe hospital HERE and you can see the recently refurbished shoes below!


We realize that the paragraph above is a lot of rambling about a single pair of shoes, but that background is important as we discuss how Katie 1 grew her collection of Chanel flats. Knowing how much she loved the silver flats, on a trip to New York with her mom during her second year of law school, Katie 1 was in the shoe section of Saks and happened to try on her now second favorite pair of Chanel flats. It was love at first sight as soon as she tried on these classic black leather flats with a patent leather cap toe. Much like the silver flats, the black flats quickly became Katie 1's go to shoe because they pair with literally everything. They're appropriate for work and play and once they are broken in they can be worn all day because they're so darn comfortable. Like seriously comfortable.  Which also makes them the perfect travel shoe as evidenced below.


Chanel ballets flats are the perfect shoe for all of Katie 1's adventures because they're seasonless and just so classic. In fact, the style has been around since the 1950's so clearly they have serious staying power (which Katie 1 definitely uses to justify the $700+ price tag). Katie 1 is at a loss to think of literally any other shoe that makes her feel so classic, stylish, and pulled together. So she keeps buying the damn things. While her silver pair and her black pair are her favorites, Katie 1 has expanded her collection to include a black and gold pair, a yellow patent leather pair, the iconic black and tan pair, and a deep red and cream eel-skin pair that are quickly becoming her favorite pair of shoes. Even with recent price increases (the cost for a basic pair has increased from around $500 to just over $700 in the past 10 years), Katie 1 is sure that her collection will continue to grow. And now you know where all of her money goes. #worthit 

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