slingback
Open-heeled strapped shoe
A slingback is a shoe with an open back and a strap that wraps around the heel to hold it in place: She wore navy slingbacks to the interview.
The style appears most often in women's dress shoes and heels, offering a compromise between the security of a closed shoe and the airiness of a sandal.
Thin-bladed knife or heel
Fluid-moving machine
- sandalSole with straps
- muleEquine hybrid, often sterile
- flatLacking vertical variation
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
espadrille · heel · shoe · Mary Jane · wedge
Gracefully refined, tasteful
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- chicTasteful, current flair
- refinedPurified or cultured
- classyStylishly elegant
polished · stylish · tasteful · graceful · fashionable · vintage · retro · classic
Frame-and-prong fastener
- adjustableAble to be changed
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- ankleLeg-foot joint
- thinSmall in diameter
stiletto
Thin-bladed knife or heel
platform · chunky · high · low · mid · tapered · stacked · cone · slim · flared
pump
Fluid-moving machine
elegant
Gracefully refined, tasteful
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- chicTasteful, current flair
- refinedPurified or cultured
classy · polished · stylish · tasteful · graceful · fashionable · vintage · retro · classic · timeless
buckle
Frame-and-prong fastener
- adjustableAble to be changed
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- ankleLeg-foot joint
thin · delicate · braided · chain · ribbon · secure · fastener
peep-toe
Shoe exposing toes
- closed-toeCovering the foot completely
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
slingbackpump
Fluid-moving machine
court shoe · boot · ankle boot · loafer · ballet flat