Blair Patent Mary Jane Mule (Women)

I was so excited to find these in a ruby color since my old pair has faded! The color is perfect, and I’m glad I ordered a half size up based on reviews—that was definitely the right call. The fit is fine, but unfortunately, the strap is really uncomfortable. I can already tell it would cause blisters if worn for long walks. Because of that, I’ll most likely be returning them. Disappointed, since they were exactly the color I was looking for!

I originally ordered the nude patent in 9.5, my usual size but it was a hair too short. I retuned those for the brown in a 10. The dark brown is not patent leather, which I sort of could tell from the pics but the shoe is called “Blair Patent Leather.” The 10s are a hair big/long but more narrow than most size 10s! I think I’m keeping them but small chance I return. First time buying Larroude. Packaged with cute goodies and two shoe bags!

I love the style but they run quite narrow. I would have considered sizing up to see if that helped but the patent leather was unwrapping from the buckle and the holes in the strap were not punched all the way through. The footbed is also lined in patent leather, which seems strange to me. I couldn’t wear them long enough to decide if that was going to be a slippery problem or not. Not worth it to exchange based on the quality issues.