# Lady dopers what style/type would you call this women's shoe?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 9, 2013, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-dopers-what-style-type-would-you-call-this-womens-shoe/660516 "2013-06-09T01:24:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-dopers-what-style-type-would-you-call-this-womens-shoe/660516/1 "2013-06-09T01:24:42Z")

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This is a shoe I have for sale on ebay, but I am unsure as to how to describe the style since it seems like a loafer with a mary jane buckle.

What style would you call this shoe?

Photo links below

[http://www.6pm.com/multiview/7823373/183092](http://www.6pm.com/multiview/7823373/183092)

[![](https://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t464/monkapotamus/1555840-p-4x_zps743ab134.jpg) ](https://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t464/monkapotamus/1555840-p-4x_zps743ab134.jpg)

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**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-dopers-what-style-type-would-you-call-this-womens-shoe/660516/2 "2013-06-09T01:37:57Z")

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“Ugly” is the first world that comes to mind (sorry), but I guess I’d call it a black, suede loafer with brass buckle.

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**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-dopers-what-style-type-would-you-call-this-womens-shoe/660516/3 "2013-06-09T02:04:17Z")

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I agree with DiosaBellisima’s description, but I like them.

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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-dopers-what-style-type-would-you-call-this-womens-shoe/660516/4 "2013-06-09T02:08:38Z")

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> [@Ruby](#):
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> I agree with DiosaBellisima’s description, but I like them.

They are Pedro Garcia Keane’s, but I can’t find much on them. I suspect they are from last years collection.

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**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-dopers-what-style-type-would-you-call-this-womens-shoe/660516/5 "2013-06-09T02:18:56Z")

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Loafer.

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**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-dopers-what-style-type-would-you-call-this-womens-shoe/660516/6 "2013-06-09T04:03:28Z")

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> [@DiosaBellissima](#):
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> “Ugly” is the first world that comes to mind (sorry), but I guess I’d call it a black, suede loafer with brass buckle.

I’ll second that. And they’re sort of loaferish, though (in my mind’s eye) a true loafer is a lot more delicate and less masculine looking.  
[http://paperdollstudio.ca/blog/2011/09/lust-worthy-loafers/](http://paperdollstudio.ca/blog/2011/09/lust-worthy-loafers/)