The Perfect Mix of Trend and Comfort from Fitflop | Style

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The white trainer trend is going nowhere and they've become the go-to footwear choice for so many of us because they're so easy to wear and work equally well with jeans and dresses.

But what if you could combine an on-trend white trainer with the ultimate in comfort, elevating your trainers to something approaching a running/exercise trainer. And in my case, something that is going to be ABSOLUTELY perfect for our upcoming trip to London.

Meet what I think is the perfect mix of trend and comfort - the Carita Trainer from Fitflop.

Carita Trainer- Fitflop (gifted)

I'll be honest, I'm not a fan of Fitflop sandals. Their comfort is unquestionable but I've tried several of the styles and I don't like any of them. It's frustrating so when I was asked to look at the new Fitflop trainer range, I wasn't feeling hopeful about seeing something I'd like but I ended up struggling to chose between 3 pairs.

I decided to be brave and try a chunkier style trainer - inspired by one of my blogging friends, Leigh, who wears hers so well. Hers aren't fitflop but they look similar so I looked to her when I was thinking about how to wear these new ones.

When they arrived, I put them straight on and there's absolutely nothing that compares for comfort. They are like walking on air! But would they pass the style test? I think they do. For this blog post, I wore them with two quite different outfits.

Carita Trainer- Fitflop (gifted)

Denim Jacket - Abercrombie & Fitch (preloved)

Handbag - Zohara (gifted)

Skirt - M&S (sale bargain 2017)

White T-Shirt - M&S Basic

They're going to be my number 1 choice for London in July and I can't see me needing to bring a second pair for that trip because of how well they work with both the skirt above and jeans in this next outfit:

Carita Trainer- Fitflop (gifted)

Jeans - Label Lab (SS18)

Blush Blazer - All Saints (SS17)

Carita Trainers - Fitflop (gifted)

The detail at the heel is lovely too....worthy of a picture of its own

Size-wise, I ordered the 6. I can sometimes be a 5.5 in a trainer so I measured my foot before I ordered. I fell slightly outside the given measurement for a 6 on the website but I still ordered the 6 and they are perfect. I'm asked all the time about what socks I wear in trainers - they're converse chuck towelling socks from TK Maxx - completely invisible inside trainers but never move on the foot and are lovely and cushioned for comfort. I own about 15 pairs of them and always buy a 3 pack when I see them in-store.

Thanks to Fitflop for gifting these trainers to me. I wasn't paid to feature them and wasn't asked to write a blog post. I mainly wanted to share these great shots my photographer friend Gillian Robb took for me. The difference working with a professional makes! Gillian does family photos and headshots as well as business photography and you can see her work over on her website here. She's a joy to work with and I wish she lived closer to me so I could nab her for all my pictures. I paid her for these photos...and we were so lucky to get a sunny day AND have the sailors competing in the water behind us!