A flat with a strap is a different proposition from a flat without one. The Harriet has the strap, and it changes what the shoe can be asked to do.
The toe comes to a point, which is what keeps this in dress-flat territory rather than casual. Across the instep sits an adjustable mary jane strap, so the fit can be tightened to your own foot instead of relying on the shoe gripping at the heel — the failure mode of almost every plain flat ever made. Underneath, arch support is built into the footbed, and it is the reason this is a flat you can spend a day in rather than an hour. In suede the shape takes on a matte finish that stays quiet next to everything else.
It reads polished with tailored trousers and softer under a skirt, and it holds up on the days that involve more walking than the dress code implied.
