In 1982, Essie created Ballet Slippers, naming the palest pink shade after her childhood pastime, harking back to those early days in the salon with her mother.

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I spent months testing dozens of pairs—from fluffy to streamlined, moccasins to slip-ons—to find the best slippers for women. Here are my top recommendations.

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Shoe trends come and go, but ballet flats are a wardrobe staple that will never go out of style. While the polished shoe was, admittedly, a mainstay of some questionable early-aughts attire (often ...

Ready to add a pair of on-trend ballet flats to your wardrobe? Try these chic, supremely versatile, and blister-proof ballet flats on for size.

Although ballet shoes created for women of colour have been available in the US for more than a year, this is the first time they will be handmade in the UK.