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Maybe they were trying to make some statement about society.
Being a Free Spirit = Barefoot
Fitting into Society = Shoes
Then again she didn't seem particularly upset in New Donk so eh... it could just be for the wild child aesthetic to bounce off DK, much like Jane did in the Tarzan cartoon movie.
But the real reason is so foot GAWDs like me have a perpetual half boner while playing