29 Beautiful Flats I’m Buying to Complete My 2026 Wardrobe

I hate to say it, but tall heels are absolutely losing favor in my closet. While I still dabble in kitten heels and the occasional chunkier, more walkable heel shape, flats have unquestionably taken the top spot and become my default shoes of choice. It’s a combination of my increasing unwillingness to cede comfort and functionality as a New Yorker with a high daily step count and fashion’s ballooning interest in elevating non-heels to heel-like status.

The sheer selection of gorgeous flats that designers are dreaming up is giving me fewer and fewer reasons to ever subject my feet to a pitch higher than a few inches. From the new J’Adior flats Jonathan Anderson is debuting at Dior to the retro glamour of newly-revived footwear label Herbert Levine and the buzzy eel-printed loafers from The Row, my wishlist is suddenly filled with flat shoes that are as good to look at as they are to wear. With that, behold my curation of the best flats to shop for spring 2026—29 perfect pairs, to be exact.