1920s shoes and boots

Womens shoes in the 1920s were more noticeable than before due to the shorter dress lengths. Mary Jane shoes, which had either a single strap or a T-strap across the instep, were popular, and the shoes often featured the classic curvy French heel, which was also in style during the 1910s. They were typically made of leather or satin, and while black remained a classic color, shades like cream and red also became popular, along with metallic tones like silver and gold.

Though the curved french heel was still popular after the 1900 and 1910s, flat shoes were often worn in the 1920’s as well. Mary Janes could often be found with flat heels and the classic Oxford shoe with either a low heel or a completely flat heel was also a popular every day walking shoe.

The flapper girls of the 1920s often wore Mary Jane shoes with a classic curved french heel. The classic Mary Jane shoe would typically be black, but other colors like red, or metallics like gold or silver were also popular. A variation of the Mary Jane shoes was the T-strap shoes, where the strap across the wrist was shaped as a T.

A Mary Jane shoe, also known as a bar shoe, refers to a classic, open women's shoe with a single strap across the instep. The traditional Mary Jane shoe is typically black, but it can also be found in red, dark blue, or cream. The strap can also be shaped like a T, known as the T-strap. The shoe got its name from the character Mary Jane in the comic strip Buster Brown from 1902, who wears the iconic shoe and was originally a childrens shoe.