Black leather cut into an open lattice, so the shape stays sharp without the weight a solid black flat can carry. Ballet flats have two habits: leaving you completely flat, and leaving barely anything between you and the ground. This one does neither. A hidden heel raise means your foot is never sitting at zero, and the podiatrist-designed Sole Hero® footbed provides support and cushioning from heel to toe. Then the fit: a heel counter balanced firm but never hard, and adjustable forefoot fitting.  Nothing about it looks engineered. All of it is.