Dua Lipa makes Chanel ballet flats the summer uniform in New York

Dua Lipa made the strongest argument for summer dressing outside Electric Lady Studios: one polished flat shoe can carry the whole look. In New York City, she was spotted heading into the studio in distressed Polo Ralph Lauren denim micro-shorts, a white Ann Demeulemeester long-sleeve graphic shirt and Chanel’s Coco Beach 2026 ballet flats, a mix that felt casual only until the shoes came into view.

The flats did the heavy lifting. Chanel has priced the style at $1,225, and the pair Dua Lipa wore came in burgundy quilted lambskin leather with light-blue interlocking CC logos on the vamp, a tiny bow and a slim 0.4-inch heel. That combination gives the flat the kind of finish that reads as jewelry for the foot: soft enough for day, precise enough to make cut-off denim and a slouchy top look intentional.

The rest of the styling stayed in that same high-low register. Dua Lipa cinched the shorts with a Celine Western belt and carried a Chanel Maxi Flap Bag, adding enough structure to keep the outfit from collapsing into pure off-duty shorthand. She was also coming off an Italian honeymoon with her husband, Callum Turner, which only sharpened the contrast between the relaxed clothes and the exacting accessories.

The appeal of the look is that it does not try to reinvent anything. It simply repeats a formula luxury has been returning to all year: a recognizable investment shoe anchoring the most wearable pieces in the closet. Ballet flats have been moving back into the center of the conversation, and one 2026 shopping roundup said Google Trends searches for the category were up 600 percent this year. The current edit ranges from mesh and crochet to raffia, sequins, studs, satin and jelly, but Chanel’s version lands hardest because it feels like an object rather than a fad.

Chanel has been backing that shift with real merchandising, listing ballet flats and Mary Janes across its Spring-Summer 2026 and Coco Beach 2026 collections. That matters because Dua Lipa’s outfit did not read like trend commentary dressed up as street style. It read like a wardrobe formula already in motion: distressed denim, a white shirt, a serious bag and one luxury flat with enough polish to make the whole uniform look finished.