I purchased a pair of non-woven leather mules from St. Agni via the RealReal last year. But the ones I really wanted were the Paris Woven Mule that you see everywhere on Instagram. So when they popped up on the RealReal I snapped them up right away. St. Agni makes quality shoes and getting them half off is extra sweet (especially if they’re only lightly worn like this pair).
And maybe the reason why this pair was so lightly worn might be because the sizing on the St. Agni woven leather mule is kind of tricky. For the non-woven leather pair that I got first, my regular sizing worked. I’m usually a size 7.5-8 (a solid 8 in Everlane shoes) and I got the non-woven St. Agni mules in a 38. But for the woven pair I read that it’s better to size up, especially if you have wide-ish feet like I do. So I got these woven St. Agni mules in a 39 and it fits PERFECTLY. Also since this is used, the person before me probably did some work in breaking it in. And if she was a true size 9, this 39 would definitely have been too small.
Also I noticed for my size 38 non-woven mules, my heel goes right up to the edge so I just fit. But for these woven 39s, I have a cm worth of shoe that goes past my heel. As with my non-woven pair, these St. Agni mules comes with a really comfy padded insole that makes it really easy to walk around in them all day.
And I realized I never really went into the ethics of the brand since I assumed St. Agni was already on most people’s radar. But for those who are new to the brand, these shoes are all handmade in Indonesia and from their About page (here) it seems like a thoughtful collaboration where they take care of their “artisans.” They say it takes 10 hours to make one pair of shoes by hand, and I wouldn’t be surprised for a woven pair like these (I learned a little bit more about woven leather from this blog post about bottega’s woven leather bags here).
Anyway if you’re interested in St. Agni’s I highly recommend stalking the RealReal (their current selection of St. Agni shoes here) or sometime you can find them on sale at Bloomingdales (current selection here).
You can find my review of the St. Agni Ciao woven leather mules here. And if you’re ever tempted to get the Liberte versions of these shoes, just don’t. My review of that dupe here (tl;dr it ended up being a waste of money).
{May 2023 Update: I just wanted to update this review to let you know that I’ve sold these shoes. After awhile the leather started rubbing on my foot which made it considerably less comfortable. I don’t know if the leather weaving shrunk a bit with water or if my foot got a bit bigger. But either way, I never reached for them anymore so I sold them. My only par of St. Agni mules that are still going strong (even after 3.5+ years of wear) are the non-woven leather Saul mules.}