You may have wondered at some point what the differences are between these four types of footwear, so we thought we would tell you about them in this post: Differences between ballerinas, Mary Janes, manoletinas and French flats . These four concepts are very common and cover very similar types of footwear. There are small differences that we are going to comment on as a curiosity , such as the difference between ballerinas and manoletinas that the thickness of the sole of the manoletinas is a little thicker than in the case of ballerinas. Therefore, in most cases both types of footwear are usually called ballerinas , whose name comes from classical ballet, a source of inspiration for the design of this footwear.
The origin of the name "manoletinas" refers to the famous Spanish bullfighter Manolete, who used this type of footwear when he jumped into the ring. It is curious that despite having a masculine nature, these shoes became part of the feminine range, also with a huge range of models and styles. On the other hand, the merceditas have a more noticeable difference with respect to the ballerinas or the manoletinas, which is their closure system, either with a buckle, a button, with velcro, etc. The merceditas are more focused on the smallest of the house, although there are also models for girls or women with a larger size. By the way, as we saw in the previous post, their name has its origin in Queen Maria de las Mercedes of Orleans, popularly known as Merceditas. As for the francesitas , we can say that they would be ballerina or manoletina models that incorporate a bow on their front, which makes them a special range. We invite you to take a stroll through our online store ( click here to access ) and discover various models of these types of footwear, always with our special touch of design and our guarantee of 100% manufacturing in Spain with high quality materials.
