Mary Jane shoes - ok, someone explain please...and find me some!

[danceswithaSPRINGinherstep]

Am I right in thinking they are not a brand but a style or have I got that wrong? I'm with whoever posted the other day about needing some 'spring' shoes, I usually just roast in my boots for a while then freeze in my sandals and then it's summer. I love the mary jane style with the strap across but I need them to be quite chunky because I don't have matchstick legs so I don't want my legs to look like two carrots tapering down to a teeny point! Can anyone help me?!

do you mean something like these

Do you mean Crocs?

No, not crocs. Still can't get my head round the 'plastic' - yes I know they're not - look to them.
Ggirl, yes, like that but perhaps a tad less like I could have a sequined/tassle bag on my shoulder and know what my chakras are up to

crocs

thee se

sorry click on cute bar pump

Hmmm. No! Don't like the eighties style buckle...fussy aren't I!

Dr Martin Mary Janes? or is just me that likes them 90s student throwback that I am...

I have the purple ones on that link!

I wear them to take son to school.

People have admired them

campers often do a maryjane type of shoe. v nice ( mine are a few years old and still in good shape)

I meant the crocs link

these ,although an american site

Oooooooooh MMJ, now I know Cod got widely mocked for linking to a DM ballet pump the other day but I love those! Especially the red...although won't go with any of my clothes I'm going back to look at other colours!

Kathy - that's my whole problem with them but lots of people say they are amazingly comfortable and are made of a special material so you don't get sweaty feet. I'm yet to be convinced. I just get pictures of a large moustached nurse name Beryl when I think of them....

oooh dances I've got purple doc marten mary janes - only mine are a t-bar style. You can't get them any more but I lurve them and they have been much admired too So nice to be a bit different!!

dagnamit, only red or black. Don't wear alot of red and black a bit schooly, might still be tempted with the red though...with jeans...too minnie mouse? Ah, I'm having student flash backs, I wore my dms until they had holes in them.

Oooh, what about the brown ones? here ?

These are kind of cute.
Are these a bit too sporty?
Cute Clarks ones
White - may be a bit Minnie Mouse - also come in black ?

sketchers ones are best out of the bunch Jackieno but I do like the chunkyness of the dm ones