Velvet Mary Janes may feel like a 'holiday' shoe, but the rich fabric can finish jeans-and-a-tee outfits with an elevated touch. When the time comes, we'd keep wear this pair with a gold lam\u00e9 party dress.
The designers reinventing Mary Janes best in 2022 are drawn to their sense of history and their versatility."The BY FAR design philosophy is rooted in the reinvention of timeless silhouettes—and the Mary Jane is one of the most iconic designs ever," says the label's co-founder and creative director Denitsa Bumbarova."The simplicity of the Mary Jane belies a potential for experimentation and abstraction which is integral to [our] design ethos.
”, Larroudé co-founder Marina Larroudé says they make tricky transitional dressing a cinch."Mary Janes have that utilitarian feel, while also being flirty and fun," she explains."I’ve been wearing mine with summer dresses and mini skirts this summer; for fall and winter, I’m planning on wearing them with denim or tights and minis. They will be my go-to's.