Have you ever finished off a perfect lolita coordinate and found it hard to choose the right shoes in your wardrobe? Choosing the right shoes is also a must part of lolita fashion. This article will give you a reference to choose the right one.

There are mainly 4 common types of shoes in lolita fashion. You will learn about their features and how to match them well with different lolita dresses in this article. Knowing some common lolita shoe types can help you better choose the right ones to match your lolita wardrobe perfectly.

Tips on how to choose the right shoe size when shopping online are also available in this blog. Lolita newbies that don't know how and where to buy lolita shoes must read this article.

Online Shop Guide of Lolita Shoes

Step 1: Measure Your Feet Properly

It's wise to have your feet measured before you buy any new shoes online.

Foot Length: Put your foot on the white paper, and point out the longest point between the front and back with a pen, the distance between the two points is the correct foot length.

Foot Width: Likewise, use a pen to point out the widest point on the left and right and connect them to measure the distance, the distance is the correct foot width.

Foot Circumference: Use a soft ruler to circle the highest part of the back of the foot to measure and record the foot circumference data.

*Make sure you are standing with your feet parallel to each other so that your weight is evenly distributed on your feet.

* You'd better measure your feet in the afternoon because over a day your feet will swell up slightly. Standing up causes blood to gather in your feet.

Step 2: Know Your Chinese Shoe Size

Knowing your Chinese Shoe Size will make your shoe shopping experience much easier, especially since lolita shoes on our site are all from Chinese indie brands.

Here is an EU, US, and Chinese shoe size chart for you to check out if you are not quite familiar with the Chinese size on our site.

 Know Your Chinese Shoe Size 

Step 3: Consider Your Feet Shape

The shape of your feet depends on the shape of your toes. As you can tell from the image below, you'd better choose one size bigger if you have a wide instep or a high instep. If you have a longer second toe or a big toe exostosis, you can choose a standard size or one size bigger. The final choice depends on the actual shape of your feet and the size you usually wear.

Types of Lolita Shoes

There are 4 main lolita shoe styles you will commonly see in lolita fashion. And here are some recommended shoes for each type you can use as a reference. You can click ? to find more lolita shoes on our website.

1. Heels

1.1 High Heels (>7CM)?

High-heeled Tea Party Shoes

High-heeled Mary Janes

High-heeled Lolita Sandals

1.2 Middle Heels (4~6CM)?

Middle-heeled Mary Janes

Elegant Lolita Middle Heels

Middle-heeled Lolita Sandals

1.3 Low Heels (1.5~3.5CM)?

 Low-heeled Mary Janes 

 Low-heeled Tea Party Shoes 

2. Flats & Flatforms?

Cute and comfortable flat shoes are always the No.1 choice when it comes to lolita shoes. Mary Jane Shoes and Tea Party Shoes are the two most popular lolita flat shoes.

Mary Janes, also known as bar shoes or doll shoes, is a closed, low-heeled flatform shoe with rounded toes, and one or more straps across the instep.

Tea Party Shoes are flat shoes first released by Anglic Pretty. It now refers to a low, almost flat-heeled flat shoe that features a front bow, straps across the top, and a buckle ankle strap.

Classic Mary Jane Shoes

Classic Tea Party Shoes From Anglic Pretty

Mary Janes has a simpler design than tea party shoes since Mary Janes remind you of school shoes while Tea Parties are more elegant.

Classic Mary Jane Shoes

Classic lolita tea party shoes normally feature a round-and-closed toe, low, flat, or chunky heels, and decorative items such as bows, lace, straps, strings, etc. Those decorative items are helpful when you try to find shoes to match your outfit.

Cute Tea Party Shoes 

Other flat shoes like Loafers and Oxford Shoes seem not to be very commonly seen in Lolita Fashion, but they could be a must-have for lolitas who like preppy style lolita and Casual Lolita. Loafers are welcomed and are suits both for normie clothes and lolita dresses since they are easy to take off and very comfortable to wear.

Other Flats — Loafers

Flatforms (Platforms ╳ Flat Shoes)

Flatform Shoes, short for Flatforms, have almost equally thick at the front and back sole, so the foot is almost flat inside. They give you the height heels or platforms give but the stability and comfort that flat shoes do. Flatforms are popular among Japanese schoolgirls since the 1990s. These "brick-like" look shoes return to shoe fashion again. You can see all kinds of cute lolita flatforms on our site, which are both height-raising and comfortable to wear.

Lolita Flatforms on our site are highly recommended for short lolitas or lolitas who want to add a touch of "spice" into your whole outfit.

Flatforms —— Mary Janes

Flatforms —— Y2K Punk Hot Girl Thick Sole Shoes

Flatforms —— Oxford Shoes

3. Platforms?

Platform Shoes, short for Platforms, can be platform shoes(flatforms, platform sandals, platform oxford shoes, platform mary jane shoes), platform boots, platform high heels, and platform sandals. 

Platforms are different from flatforms. Lolita platforms usually have a thick sole, which can give you a vertical boost and is always associated with spice girls like those in Y2K fashion and Punk Lolita.

Platforms —— Mary Janes

Platforms —— Oxford Shoes

Platforms —— Sport Sneaker Shoes

4. Boots?

Lolita boots are usually decorated with some "loliable" elements like lace-ups, lace ruffles, 3D cute patterns, or decorative flowers. Lace-ups boots usually give off a Victorian-era vibe. Rivets or metal chains are also commonly used to achieve a punk vibe. 

Lolita Platform Boots are commonly seen in Military Lolita, Ouji Lolita, Punk Lolita, Steampunk, and Cyberpunk Lolita.

Lolita Boots

Platforms —— Lolita Boots

How to Choose the Right Shoes for Your Lolita Coordinate

Tip 1: Choose Black Lolita Shoes as Your First One

For lolita beginners, you'd better choose a pair of black shoes, especially if you are very into darker styles of Lolita such as Gothic Lolita, Maid Lolita, Kuro lolita, and Old-school Lolita.

Black Lolita Shoes

*Click Black Mary Jane Shoes? to find black mary jane shoes of different styles and heels on our site.

Tip 2: Choose Shoes Depend on Your Lolita Styles

If you are a fan of casual lolita, then flat Lolita shoes are must-haves. They are not only comfortable to wear but also can go well with your casual wardrobe.

If you like punk or gothic lolita, then flatforms with a thick sole or military boots would be good choices.

If you are more into sweet lolita, then mary jane shoes with a cute design or classic tea part shoes will do a great job in finishing off your outfit.

Brown lolita shoes with middle heels go well with classic lolita. Chunky heels with a rounded toe and chunky thick heels can also bring you a touch of retro 1990s fashion.

Brown Lolita Shoes (Classic Lolita)

Elegant Black Lolita Sandals (Classic Lolita)

Chunky Heels ( Retro 1990s Fashion)

Tip 3: Choose the Easiest Closure

Lolita Shoes also have many kinds of closure: elastic straps, snap, belts with holes, velcro, and buckle straps. Among them, the buckle is the easiest way to take off. They are very solid and will not move or open without knowing.

Lolita shoes on our site are mostly with a buckle strap.

Sweet Black Lolita Shoes With Buckle Straps

Tip 4: The Key to Wear PU Mary Jane Shoes Comfortably

Some Lolitas may think PU is comfortable and wear them a lot but there are also plenty of people complaining about its lack of breathing and the blisters it brings.

Here are some tips you can take to make sure you can wear them comfortably all day.

1) Our shoes are mostly Chinese Indie Brand. So the shoes are made for Asian feet which are short and wild while many Western girls have long and slimmer feet. In this case, you'd better choose the bigger size.

2) Prepare a  separate inner sole with good support for your thin sole lolita flats when you need to walk a lot.

3) Adding plasters/band-aids when wearing high heels. Make sure you try those high heels in advance at home to make sure you can wear them comfortably the rest of the day.

4) If the PU shoes you got are slightly smaller, you can fill them with shoe shape paper balls made from wet newspapers wrapped with dry newspapers all night to make them more comfortable to wear.