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How to Choose Ballet Flats for Work: Comfortable, Stylish Shoes for the Office

Discover how to choose ballet flats for work that are comfortable, stylish and practical for the modern working day, from office outfits and suits to standing, commuting and everything in between.

Can You Walk All Day in Ballet Flats? What Makes a Ballet Flat Comfortable for Walking

Can you really walk all day in ballet flats? Discover what makes a ballet flat comfortable for walking, from fit and flexibility to cushioning, materials and thoughtful construction, with insights ...

Why Do Ballet Flats Rub? How to Stop Ballet Flats Rubbing Your Heels

Why do ballet flats rub your heels? After nearly 20 years of designing and testing ballet flats, Janan Leo explores the science behind rubbing, the importance of the Achilles and topline, and why C...

Designing Shoes Around Women's Lives

From the world's first foldable shoe to today's trainers and leather ballet flats, Janan Leo shares how every Cocorose collection begins with one simple question: will this work in women's lives?

The Everyday Shoe That Folds

What began as the invention of the world's first foldable shoe became something much more. In this Founder Essay, Janan Leo reflects on how a practical solution evolved into an everyday ballet flat...

The Shoes That Let You Forget About Your Feet

What if the greatest compliment a shoe can receive is that you forget you're wearing it? Cocorose founder Janan Leo explores why truly comfortable footwear gives us something far more valuable than...

Why Comfortable Shoes Make You Walk Further

The NHS is encouraging us to walk more, but there is one important part of the conversation we often overlook: what we're walking in. After nearly twenty years designing footwear, I've come to beli...

Comfortable Ballet Flats: What Designing the World's First Foldable Shoe Taught Me About Comfort

For decades, women have accepted a simple trade off. Heels are for style. Flats are for comfort. It seems such an obvious conclusion and so many accept it almost instinctively. And yet, over the pa...

How to Style Leopard Print Trainers by Cocorose

Style and How To Wear How to Style Leopard Print Trainers: The case for making them your most-worn shoe There is a reason leopard print has never truly left. It isn't a trend so much as a permane...

Are Barefoot Shoes Really Good For You?

Barefoot shoes are having a moment. Once considered niche, they have rapidly moved into mainstream fashion and wellness conversations, appearing across social media, running communities and increas...