According to iVillage’s Shoe-Style Personality Quiz, I’m a secret diva.  My results read, “You’re a loafer girl all the way, but that doesn’t mean you don’t know how to have fun… You may look innocent, but there is a fashion diva inside you dying to come out.” And here I thought my diva-nity was obvious.  No matter, I’ll just take results as one more sign that I should buy a new pair of Mary Janes, one of my all-time favorite styles.

My favorite Mary Janes combine little-girl-on-her-way-to-Sunday-School-innocence with a rebellious grown up attitude.  (If you don’t believe those conflicting characteristics can exist in one pair of shoes, just listen to Fergie’s “My Mary Janes.”)   Biviel’s BV1992s are a perfect example of this attitude.  On days when I just want to be comfy, though, I go for Denhams by Palladium, shown above.  For me, these shoes epitomize the casual, sexy, self-accepting vibe of my favorite ladies of the great Northwest.