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This just in: The Lyst Index report has been released, ranking the most on-trend brands and products of late, and, no surprises, the studded Alaïa ballerinas (AKA the shoes we couldn't stop spotting at Fashion Week) were front and centre.
With spring's official arrival this month, no doubt you've started thinking about your new season wardrobe. From footwear to bags, dresses to jeans, it can be hard to know what is the easiest way to inject a fresh new feeling into your looks without having to overhaul the entire thing.
And while there are endless spring/summer fashion trends we're all falling for already, if you want to treat yourself to just one cult new item (okay, technically two…) this season you'd be wise to consider the Alaïa mary janes.
There are very few of the street style set who don't seem to own a pair.
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While being caught wearing the same thing as a friend or neighbour was once considered a serious faux pas, the fashion world has moved on and decided that imitation really is the highest form of flattery. Besides, these shoes so immediately became ubiquitous that it's impossible to know who wore them first or ‘started the trend’.
Yep, when it comes to Alaïa's studded pumps we're all just as easily-influenced as each other. So much so, in fact, that you'll struggle to find a pair in stock anywhere (though, we have it on good authority that they're restocking SOON at Net-A-Porter)…
Even similar iterations are selling like hotcakes.
Of course, with ballet flats having returned to the fashion forefront over recent seasons thanks primarily to the likes of Miu Miu, The Row and Simone Rocha leading the ‘balletcore’ charge, it was inevitable that a tougher, edgier take on the simple – often saccharine – trend would emerge.
And for those who find Maison Margiela's Tabi flats (you know, the ones loved by Dua Lipa and Zendaya with the separated toes) a little too out there, Alaïa's embellished shoes have found that perfect middle ground.
While the black pair are undoubtedly the most popular, throughout the season's fashion weeks so far we've seen a handful of white iterations dart in and out of show venues; distracting the swarms of street style photographers that congregate outside.
And of course, as we move into summer, the mesh iterations would be the more obvious choice. But who likes being obvious…?
At £890 a pair, this trend will feel out of reach for many of us. Luckily there are a number of studded ballet flats at various different price points, making the look attainable regardless of your budget.
But if you do treat yourself to a pair of the Alaïa ballerinas, can we please be the first to borrow them?
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For more from Glamour UK's Fashion Editor Charlie Teather, follow her on Instagram @charlieteather. For more from Glamour UK's Senior Commerce Writer Georgia Trodd, follow her on Instagram @georgiatrodd.
