Just got the French Connection silver sandals today (pic is in my other post). What kind of weird ass person constructed these??? Even when the strap is on the tightest hole, and actually fits around my foot, I am able to STILL pull my foot completely out of the shoe! So now, these are going back as well. I'm just going to go with my original thought and get Bernardos. I already have a pair so I know they fit me well; I was just holding out getting them because out of all the silver sandals I've found and liked, they're the most expensive.
Here's the Bernardos if you're curious. I'd be getting them in silver:
Just a warning, I have those Bernardo sandals and I hate them. 1) The soles are incredibly slippery, even though I've broken them in. I slide on carpet, my wooden deck, everything. 2) Because of the strap being where it is, there's nothing really to hold the bottom part to your foot when you're walking, so the shoes make me walk funny. 3) There's wire within the straps to help them hold their shape. In mine, the wire has broken in multiple places and has poked through the leather. That leaves me with jagged pieces of metal wire sticking out and randomly jabbing me in the foot.
Seriously, I hate these shoes and wish I hadn't bought them, which is a shame because I love the way they look. But for $90, they were a complete waste of money for me and totally disappointing.
NCShopper Wow, dang, that sucks! I already have the Mistrals and just assumed that these would be the same quality. Hmm, I might continue my hunt then!
Cat Unfortunately, UO doesn't go below a size 6 in 99.9% of their shoes, so they don't work for my teeny size 5 feet I wish they did though, since they often have cute shoes that I want!
Hmmm, some of my criteria: Real leather, silver, has to have adjustable straps, COMPLETELY flat (I don't want even a 1/4" heel), obviously in a size 5 or it won't work.
That's all I can think of for now, but I'm telling ya, I've looked everywhere and nothing. Zappos, Piperlime, Amazon, countless specific shoe stores.....
Oooh, I like that last pair a lot! Do they ship shoes to the US now then? I had heard, at least in the past, that they didn't...
Yup, they deliver to the US. They have as long as I can remember, but there's another UK brand that just started shipping here not long ago ... can't remember what it's call for the the life of me though!
From foot candy shoes: available in 5.5 for $228 (sigerson morrison)
-- Edited by Elle at 17:20, 2007-07-02
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