MyMu was born out of a longtime passion for the classic Argentine Alpargatas, a casual espadrille shoe. As a child, creator Garbriela Lanardonne spent vacations in her father's native Buenos Aires, where she became enamored of the Alpargatas worn by the stylish local girls who epitomized innate cool. She would return to her Manhattan home each time and wear leather pairs to death; though she could never quite recreate the Argentine girls' look. Tired of the current dominance of ballet slippers as the seemingly only flat-shoed option, Lanardonne headed to Agentina hoping to bring the Alpargata to a larger audience as a chic alternative. After fully exploring their humble makings, she realized that wile attractive, they lacked the quality she sought, so Lanardonne updated the lines, making them slimmer and sleeker and found higher end jute and fabrics in Spain.