There have been a number of new shoe designers who have come to the market recently, and while most of them are gifted, time and again, I find myself falling especially hard for the talents of Tabitha Simmons. Maybe it’s because she is a stylist for Vogue, but she consistently knows what footwear works for the season, and my feet just look pretty in her shoes—longer, leaner, better versions of themselves. A good looking flat, especially one that you could wear with a cocktail dress is impossible to find, and these crystal flats fill both criteria and then some.

$975, neimanmarcus.com

Heiji Choy Black has many loves, but fashion is first and foremost. She is chronically searching for the new, the exceptional, and the avant garde. She covers the Fashion Forward section for Style Sheet. Follow Heiji on Twitter at twitter.com/heijiblack.