Fashion People Wear This Shoe Trend to Blend In With Italian Women in Venice
Keira Knightley just traded the high streets of London for the canals of Venice. Yesterday, she was photographed on vacation with her family in the Italian city, where she wore a laid-back outfit ideal for sightseeing. She wore a Drake's 1977 Cotton Twill Baseball Cap ($115) with a basic crewneck T-shirt, a black cardigan, baggy wide-leg jeans, and a canvas tote bag.
Her whole outfit is cool, but her velvet Mary Jane flats are perfect for her Italian excursion. Why? Because Venice is renowned for its Venetian slippers. Piedàterre Venezia, for instance, has been crafting velvet flats since 1952, including Mary Jane versions currently available in over a dozen colors. "The traditional Venetian slipper was born in the 19th century in Friuli, where, during a period of post-war necessity, Italian families began to stitch together sumptuous velvet curtains from closed theatres and flattened bicycle tires to make new shoes with genius and flair," Piedàterre Venezia explains on its website. Other Italian brands that have perfected Mary Jane slippers include Vibi Venezia and Viani Milano.
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