These are mules that you wear by tying the strings around your ankles. There's no specific way to tie them; you just wrap the long strings around your ankles as you like. The design and color are very fashionable, but the lack of secure fastening makes them difficult to walk in, so I've only worn them twice. It's a little hard to see in the photos, but there's a slight stain on the toe of the right shoe, though it's not particularly noticeable. The left shoe is very clean. Please understand that these are used items before purchasing.