Before You Invest In Mesh Flats, Consider the Newer Version I Keep Seeing Fashion People in Lisbon and Miami Wearing

Copenhagen, New York, and Barcelona too.

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Debora Rosa wearing white crochet ballet flats from Hvoya.
(Image credit: @deborabrosa)

For the last few summers, it's felt like anyone not wearing flip-flops or Adidas Sambas had on mesh or fishnet flats—period. They've dominated the warm-weather shoe market, showing up in every city and vacation destination styled with linen pants, poplin skirts, cutoff shorts, and more. As summer 2025's shoe trends start to take shape, it's becoming quite clear that neither mesh nor fishnet flats have survived the winter, or at least, their iron-tight grasp on our attention has loosened, leaving the door wide open for a new flat-sandal and sneaker alternative to move in. In walked crochet flats.

The Merezhyvni flats from Hvóya, a Ukrainian footwear brand based in Kyiv, really kicked off the crochet-ballet-flats trend when they went completely viral. They feature a slightly wider toe bed and are hand-crocheted, each pair taking 20 hours to craft. Tastemakers such as Débora Rosa from Lisbon, Brittany Bathgate from London, and Blanca Miró Scrimieri from Barcelona wear them regularly, styling them casually with linen pants, jeans, poplin skirts, and sundresses. After selling out, the shoemaker, which sells on Moda Operandi, restocked the style and launched a newer version called the Chaotic Ballerinas. (Each pair is hand-knitted with a fine crochet hook for 14 hours.)

Brittany Bathgate's crochet flats.

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It hasn't taken long for the fresh flat-shoe trend to take off, and plenty of high and low brands are coming out with their own unique versions of crochet and knit flats. Magda Butrym and Alaïa are on the pricier end, while Zara, Mango, and Reformation have more affordable alternatives. In the middle are brands like Staud, Alohas, and Toteme. The best part? No two pairs really look the same. From high vamps and Mary Jane straps to vibrant colors and unique patterns, there's no shortage of options to choose from when shopping for crochet flats.

Scroll down to see how stylish women from around the world are wearing crochet ballet flats right now and shop their favorite pairs.

Crochet ballet flats on Instagram:

Debora Rosa wearing white crochet flats from Hvoya.

(Image credit: @deborabrosa)

Jeanette Madsen wearing white crochet flats from Hvoya.

(Image credit: @_jeanettemadsen_)

Cortne Bonilla wearing black crochet flats with trousers and a trench coat.

(Image credit: @cortnebonilla)

Jen Ceballos wearing a bathing suit and black Toteme crochet flats.

(Image credit: @endlesslyloveclub)

@majawyh wearing a black blazer, jeans, and black crochet flats.

(Image credit: @majawyh)

Shop 2025's crochet-ballet-flats trend:

Eliza Huber
Eliza Huber
Associate Editorial Director

Eliza Huber is currently the Associate Editorial Director at Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2021 as a fashion editor after starting her career as a writer at Refinery29, where she worked for four years. During her time at WWW, she launched Go Sports, the publication's sports vertical, and published four (and counting) quarterly issues tied to the WNBA, Formula One, and more. She also created two franchises, Let's Get a Room and Ways to Wear; profiled Dakota Fanning, Diane Kruger, Katie Holmes, Gracie Abrams, and Sabrina Carpenter for WWW's monthly cover features; and reported on new seasonal trends, up-and-coming designers, and celebrity style.