5 Trendy Ways To Wear Your Mary Janes In 2024

Can you believe that the pair of shoes you used to wear in Kindergarten has been in fashion since the 1920s?

Mary Jane shoes have a long history in fashion, and guess what? They're back in style in 2024!

In this post, we will list the 5 trendy ways you can style your Mary Janes.

But first, a flashback.

How was Mary Janes styled before?

In the Roaring 20s, women wore Mary Janes with loose, beaded, and dropped waist dresses. Just like Daisy from The Great Gatsby!

Since then, these shoes made many comebacks in fashion. Most notably, in the 90s schoolgirl era.

Many 90s fashion icons, including grunge stars like Winona Ryder, and preppy fashionistas like Alicia Silverstone in Clueless popularized Mary Janes. They were worn with knee-high socks, ankle socks with frills, or patterned tights.

In 2024, they made a comeback as seen in Alexa Chung, Olivia Rodrigo, and even Taylor Swift.

Now, it's your turn to strut them. Here are some ideas to wear them best!

1. 60s Vintage-Inspired

Mary Janes are vintage but timeless. If you want to give a modern flair to its retro appeal, you can go for a collared A-line dress, or a tennis skirt and puff-sleeve top. You can also pair three-strapped Mary Janes with a shift dress.

2. Understated Preppy

Emulate old money Ralph Lauren by pairing Mary Janes with a tennis skirt and a knit cropped cardigan. Even better, you can wear them over lace ruffle-hem socks, a polo dress, black headbands, and hoop earrings. This will give you that Blair Waldorf or Kate Middleton timeless elegance. If Chanel Oberlin is your style icon, you can level up with the classic tweed blazer and skirt set!

3. Cute And Punky

Rockstar grunge meets playful and cute in this Olivia Rodrigo ensemble. Steal this look by pairing your platform Mary Janes with white socks, a mini skirt, and any shirt you want. They're casual, easy to style, and effortlessly cute.

4. Y2K IT Girl

They might be the last shoe style option you think of when thinking Y2K, but Mary Jeans make a perfect statement to this style!

Pair a red block-heeled Mary Janes with short socks, Bermuda shorts, or a denim mini skirt, and a graphic tank top, you're in for a chic edgy y2k vibe!

5. French Girl Elegance

If you think they only look good with dresses, wait until you see them in Parisian It girls. A 3-strap block-heeled Mary Janes are the perfect contrast to straight-cut jeans and a silk or sheer long-sleeved top–the basic but elegant French girl signature.

What's your favorite?

I love how these classic "schoolgirl shoes" have taken on different styles. My favorite is the 3-strapped red ones because of their quirky vintage charm! I would wear them casually with jeans, or sweet and feminine with a small summer dress!

Which styles are your favorite? What other ways would you wear them? Let us know in the comments!