Kelly BensimonCourtesy of Kelly Bensimon
Oct 28, 2011 @ 6:00 pm

The Real Housewives of New York star Kelly Killoren Bensimon is launching a line of ballet flats!  “After being on Housewives, everyone was commenting on my flats, and I realized that there was a void in the market,” she tells InStyle.com. “I wanted to create something that I love and that people are interested in.” So, she teamed up with footwear company BBC International to create Kelly by Kelly Killoren Bensimon, an assortment of ballerinas in bright hues and animal patterns for $40 a pair. The colorful collection is also for a cause—for every pair sold, she will donate $3 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. “I am grateful to have the opportunity to channel my two passions: philanthropy and style,” she says. The collection hits stores this spring.

Plus, see our favorite fall flats in the gallery!

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Love you Kelly. Goodluck with your new venture. I am a tall girl too, but wear a size 13. Please remember us and make your shoes in extended sizes.

-Kiki on October 28th, 2011

Sounds like she copied Tom ‘s shoes!! Round toes on ballet flats are not attractive even on tall women – and they are very uncomfortable to wear for any length of time. The colors look vibrant, I wish her luck, just wake me when all the “real housewives” across the country fade away!

-Moiselle on October 28th, 2011

R u flippin’ kidding – $50 a pair! Check out Blowfish brand at Macy’s . . Cuter, more styles and half the price. Who is this person? I think I missed her 15 minutes

-ReighJ on October 28th, 2011

Don’t know how the shoes will go over but whoever posed her should be fired. I’m just sayin’
Saggy thigh thing goin’ on

-Livinlife on October 28th, 2011

That’s a fabulous idea. I love ballet flats, but most give me blisters. I’d love it if Kelly tests out the flats herself for comfort and practicality before they hit the stores. I’ll take one in every color, Thank you.

-victory on October 29th, 2011

A hole in the market? Does she live under a rock? Kelly just go away.

-C Miller on October 29th, 2011

She is so stunted mentally. Anyone who buys her shoes are pretty much morons.

-Gwen on October 29th, 2011

what a style?”

-Joicary on October 29th, 2011

So now she has a business degree?? (she knows nothing about markets) Those shoes will be in K-Mart in the spring… but at half price. Really just go away. You have no style and we are not buying it. This is a Glamour DON’T!

-Fashion Police on October 30th, 2011

Are you kidding a void in the market for flats

-angela on October 31st, 2011

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