A bunch of shoes I ordered from the Nordstrom sale arrived. A little background: A lot of my summer shoes from previous years are still wearable, but kind of worn-out and/or dated-looking, so I was hoping to strategically upgrade with some of these. What I have on in the pics is the kind of thing I'd be wearing with all of them but the sneakers.

Sole Society purple flats (1-3): I'm thinking these are a keep. Seem comfy and I obviously love the color. I don't usually do a direct one-in-one-out, but had to like that they're a pretty clearcut replacement for the worn-out purple snakeskin flats in #3.

Dolce Vita flats (4-5): I really wanted to like these, but they're probably a no. First, the straps kind of rub against my ankles in a way that feels like it would get old pretty fast. Second, the silver hardwear is obvious enough that it might limit what jewelry I can wear with them (mine is mostly gold). Third, and where you guys come in, is that I'm thinking the ankle straps here might look especially stumpifying on me. Something about the thickness or where they're hitting. Do you see that too? I'm trying to get a sense of what to look for if I consider other ankle-strap shoes.

Sole Society wedges (6-7): Now the ankle straps on these seem less shortening for some reason, even though they don't blend into my skin tone like the others. Maybe because they're more delicate? I'm leaning toward keep for these. Love the dainty wedge shape and the two-tone. Also barely have anything open-toed or with any height that looks okay with summer work outfits at the moment, so these would help there.

Keds (8-9): I've kind of wanted one pair of fashion sneakers after seeing so many around this year. These would just be a really casual pair to throw on with knit dresses to go to the farmers' market or whatever. Would also maybe wear with rolled-up jeans or something once in a while. I also like how the more retro feeling and the espadrille sole makes them feel a little less sporty, since sporty and I don't get along. Not the most flattering shoes ever, but they probably don't have to be for what they are. (One is kind of messily untied here because I didn't want to deal with taking the laces out for this, but I'd obviously wear them either tied or with the laces out, not like that.) I'm leaning toward keep unless the consensus is that I can do better.

Thanks for looking and for any comments!