Friday, January 8, 2016

Tips and Tricks for Making Your Flats Look More Elevated

Yes, heels can make you walk taller, feel sexier, and give you an extra little boost of confidence. But who's to say that flats can't do the same? We're here to give you a little help by passing along tips and tricks you should know for the days when you need to give your feet a rest. With the right pant length, outfit combination, and refined detailing, flats can look just as sophisticated (and sexy) as any pair of stilettos.

Ahead, the secrets for how to look stylish and elevated in the flats of your choosing! 

Jessica Freireich, Geoffrey Mattson

Jessica Rachel Freireich and Geoffrey Harris Mattson were married on Dec. 28 at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau. Edwina M. Townes, a staff member of the New York City Clerk's office, officiated.

On Jan. 3, Rabbi Marcelo Bronstein is to perform the religious ceremony at the Community House of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun in Manhattan.

Ms. Freireich, 40, who is keeping her name, works at the Rockefeller Foundation in Manhattan, where she is the director who monitors the effectiveness of grants made by the organization and the performance of its programs. She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard, from which she also received a n M.B.A.

She is a daughter of Nancy L. Freireich and Paul Freireich of Manhattan. The bride's father, who is retired, was the head of the copy desk for the Travel section of The New York Times. Her mother, who is on the board of B'nai Jeshurun, retired as the director of publications and Web communications from Columbia Business School in Manhattan.

Until November, Mr. Mattson, 48, worked in Manhattan as a manager overseeing a team that sold corporate bonds and other securities at SMBC Nikko Securities of Japan. He graduated from the University of Michigan and received an M.B.A. from Northwestern. His previous marriage ended in divorce.

He is the son of Diana C. Mattson of Manhattan, and the late Robert N. Mattson. The groom's mother is a clinical social worker at Hour Children, an organization in Long Island City, Queens. His father was an assistant treasurer and the chief tax officer at I.B.M. in Armonk, N.Y.

Correction: January 7, 2016

An earlier version of this report omitted part of the name of the Japanese company that employs the groom. It is SMBC Nikko Securities, not Nikko Securities.