Blue or black, from his room at the airport. Marc Jacobs never abandons his ballerinas

Is it hard to wear when you’re a man? Marc Jacobs doesn’t feel that way about ballerinas. According to the photos that the latter has been publishing on Instagram since mid-April, it would even be the complete opposite. The creator and former artistic director of Louis Vuitton owns two pairs, one in turquoise and one in black. On June 5, she wore them with a Chanel jacket and Hermès bag while lounging in the airport’s first class lounge. Two weeks ago with the exact set of blue tracksuits he had chosen to match them. Because for the 60-year-old American designer, ballet flats seem to fit all situations and styles.

Her favorite pair, the Léopold ballet flats, created by Demna for the Balenciaga label. First seen in the mudroom of the brand’s spring-summer 2023 show, they’re available in sizes 36 to 46 in three colors—blue, black, and beige—that Marc Jacobs hasn’t decided to wear (yet). The brand is not the only one offering men to wear ballet flats. From Dries Van Noten to Comme des Garçons via Jil Sanders, Bode, Martin Margiela and even Repetto, many have integrated the pair into the round vamp of men’s wardrobes. . That said, the definitions of male and female are not opposites in the Marc Jacobs dictionary.

Women, the future of men

The creator has nothing to do with the standards. In September 2020, she released an ultra-inclusive collection called Heaven, which celebrates all genders and all sexual attractions, “for girls who are boys and boys who are girls and those who are neither,” as she wrote. was at that time on his Instagram account. Marc Jacobs insists on breaking codes and delights in subversion. And this, especially when it comes to his own wardrobe. Skirts, fitted outfits and above all high heels regularly appear in her appearance. Ballerinas are just the latest addition to this fluid wardrobe.