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Thursday, May 7, 2026

Feminine Differential Ballet Flats (maybe not)

 The Best Ballet Flats for Men


From the Ballet Flats for Men site:

I thought I might take some time to rank order some of the ballet flats that are out there and that I think make great options for men. If you are a guy who is considering trying out ballet flats for the first time or if you already wear flats but are looking for something different, hopefully this post will help. I own many of these flats and have at least tried on many others. This list includes a few that I think will also work but I have not yet had the chance to try them on.

My main criteria in developing this list, in order of priority, are as follows:

Comfort – guys really are more about having shoes that are comfortable.
Style – needs to have smooth, clean lines with a unisex look.
Sizing – needs to be available in larger sizes for men.
Price – when it comes to ballet flats, you usually get what you pay for, but it still needs to be reasonable.

Read More and see a good list to start. 



Conclusion

[The site] is not an exhaustive list of possible ballet flat options for men. In fact, I have several others in my closet that I have not even mentioned here. I welcome others to post their favorites in the remarks to this blog page. In the future, I will start writing more extensive reviews of some of the flats that I own.





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My Note: I have orders a pair of the Amazon Essentials ($22.10) in wide. Amazon has over 83,000 reviews and some appear to be from men. I have several pairs of Tory Ballet Flats and other brands. I do wear them regularly although, I have never been one-hundred percent happy with the width. I am looking for an everyday pair of flats, to wear with jeans and be a dressy alternative to sneakers. 

After receiving the Amazon Essentials Flats, it is love at first wearing. They are 
comfortable and practical. I am going to wear these for a few days and see how they work. Maybe, a not-so feminine differential after all.  

See my post "Feminine Differential - Ballet Flats Revisit" from 2020 and my Guest Post "I LOVE ballet flats" By Brian

Do you have any ballet flats that you wear on a regular basis? Any reactions?  A feminine differential - Maybe not.  Let's start a trend! 



Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Met Gala 2026

The Most striking Red Carpet Looks

Sam Smith caps a dramatic sleeved gown
with a single feather.
Lanna Apisukh for CNN

See all the gowns. There is always one that warms my heart. 

Wikipedia: Samuel Frederick Smith (born 19 May 1992) is an English singer and songwriter. In 2012, they[a] rose to prominence when they featured on Disclosure's breakthrough single "Latch", which peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart. The following year, they featured on Naughty Boy's single "La La La", which became a number one single in the UK.

Smith's numerous accolades include five Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, three Billboard Music Awards, and an American Music Award, as well as a Golden Globe and an Academy Award. On the UK Albums Chart, In the Lonely Hour was the best-selling debut album of the 2010s and the sixth best-selling album of the decade, while collectively Smith's albums spent the fourth-most weeks at number one in the 2010s, behind Ed Sheeran, Adele and Eminem. Smith is the first openly non-binary musician to both release a song that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and to win a Grammy Award.