| That's the beauty of being a grown woman. We get to choose to wear things that ate both practical and stylish. I still miss this pair of Prada mary janes i had 20 years ago... and i was even a grown up way back then! |
Not the PP. I have low volume feet. That means my feet are narrow horizontally, not vertically. It took me years to figure out why I would just step out of any shoe that didn't have a high vamp or strap. I cannot wear loafers, ballet flats, or any sandal that doesn't have a strap across my instep. I can't even wear flip flops, the straps are too loose. |
I have high arches and I can't wear flip flops, mules or anything without straps. I feel like women or curling their toes to keep shoes on, life is too short for that bs. |
| They are classic, practical, and comfortable. If you had to stand on your feet all day, you would be looking at Mary Jane’s differently. |
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I'm getting ready to order a pair of Vans MJ's, though not the t-strap ones with heart buckles.
Love mary janes! |
| I love them and hate high heels. Why is it had for you to understand that people have different opinions, OP? |
Arrggh, narrow vertically, not horizontally... |
| It's a shoe for non morons |
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Another fan here! I cannot wear any flat that doesn’t have a strap — my foot just slips out of them when I walk. I walk several miles a day so flats just aren’t practical without the strap.
I feel like I have learned very little in my decades on this earth but the one thing I have a deep conviction about is that one should wear comfortable shoes that fit right. If you can’t walk comfortably in the shoes you have on, nothing else makes sense. |
| Much more attractive on most people than ankle straps. Unless you have incredibly long lower legs those make your legs look stumpy. And I say that as someone who has exceptionally slim ankles. |
| Love Mary Janes! And it isn’t like there’s just one style – there are aggressively frumpy ones and really nice, dressy ones. Don’t like them, don’t buy them! |
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Egad, not a strap over the middle of your foot! The horror!
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This right here. |
+1. They're very unflattering and make legs look short and chunky. |
| The strap is so uncomfortable. Nope. |