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Womens shoes, although the styles change season to season, have a few basic famous styles. When headed out to buy a pair of shoes, it can be good to know what it is you are talking about to help describe your dream shoe more accurately to the salesperson. By brushing up on some of the styles below, and shoe buyer will be more than prepared to head to the mall, with these famous womens shoe styles.

With womens shoes the style most commonly heard is definitely the pump. What exactly a pump is may be a bit of a loose definition, but in short, the back of the shoe is closed, the front is low-cut, and they are above all, defined by a “high heel.” The classic image of a womens formal shoe is defined by this shape.

In contrast a ballerina flat is a shoe that is heelless, and resembles a ballerina’s slipper. This gives them their other commonly used name, the ballerina flat. A flat is a shoe that is closed both at the back and the front, and is low-cut on the top.

Clogs and mules are two types of shoes that are often confused, due to their similar slip-on style, closed-toe design, and backless heel. When telling the two apart it is helpful to think of a clog as a traditionally wooden design with a platform style heel, whereas a mule may have any type of heel.

The Spanish shoe, the espadrille, is constructed of woven rope or grass at the sole of the shoe, and are held to the foot with a canvas-style fabric upper.

Dating back to the time of King Louis XIV of France, the French heel was the style he wore to add to his just-above 5-foot stature. These shoes are notable for their curved heels of medium height.

The name Huaraches once referred only to handmade, traditional sandals of Mexican origin, but today can cover any manner of leather or rubber construction which features a sturdy design and woven materials. These shoes are slip-on in style and noted for comfort and durability.

When a shoe has a kitten heel, this means the heel is low, usually 2 inches or less, and is located in the middle of the heel portion of the shoe.

From very young girls to women of all ages, the Mary Jane is a popular and practical shoe style, characterized by a rounded toe and a strap or buckle that extends over the top of the foot.

Although they are traditionally men’s shoes, Oxfords can technically be described as any formal shoe that laces up. Today it is common to see an Oxford-style womens shoe, which sometimes will have a high heel.

Peep-toe shoes and open-toe shoes are quite similar, however, the difference is that with a peep-toe shoe a very small hole exposes the toes in the front, while an open-toe shoe exposes the entire toe line.

Platform shoes, although commonly believed to be defined by the heel, are actually defined by the part of the sole under the toes. Any shoe with a bit of a boost given by a sole being the thickest under the sole is known as a platform shoe. Platform shoes were especially popular in the 1970s with both men and women.

A slide is a shoe that slips on and off, and is open at the back and front. A slide is held onto the foot only by a thin piece or several pieces of material which stretch just below the toes and over the top of the foot. A true slide has no other straps.

A sling-back shoe is any shoe that has a strap wrapping around the back of the heel or ankle, where the strap is connected to the sole of the shoe.

A stacked heel gives the appearance of being constructed of stacked pieces of a material, usually wood, to create height.

Stiletto heels are very thin, tall, pointy and spiky high heels.

A wedge shoe is so-named for the wedged shape of the heel, which gradually rises from just behind the toe. Wedged heels come in many heights from nearly flat, to several inches in height.

Jayde Johannsen adores her shoes so much she published the Women’s Shoes website to assist others who share the same obsession. Currently she is looking for women’s running shoes.