I am just about to order the strappy ones at the bottom of the page - I hope thay are a good compromise - not completely flat but a little more elegant than the old Birkies! I am rubbish with shoes without a strap but I do like the ones you like!! I am glad I am not alone in looking at those "gorgeous shoes" articles in Grazia etc and thinking to myself How Do people survive heels like THAT - even if I discount dog walking as patently unsuitable for such shoes, the rest of the day taken up with housework, errands, kids stuff etc I don't know when I would wear anything over about a 2 inch heel!