Ollio Women's Shoe Classic Lace Up Dress Low Flat Heel Oxford

So cute! A more feminine take on oxfords/wingtips. They arrived well-packaged. Each shoe is stuffed with paper and enclosed in a mesh type bag (think tea bag quality). Phew a strong chemical smell when opened, but I hoped that would fade. We’ll never know, because I could hardly get the shoe on. I loosened the laces as much as I could, but my heel would not comfortably slide into the shoe. I didn’t want to force it, and I suspect that the laces wouldn’t be as attractive as they are in the photo, anyway, over my high arches. There would be a gap. Sadly I had to return these. During my brief encounter they didn’t seem very flexible but other reviewers have mentioned dancing in them!…so maybe they break in quickly.

I was hesitant to order because of all the other more negative reviews, but I am happy with them. I find they are slightly narrow, though not "extremely narrow" as others have described. In fact, upon arrival, I thought the shoes seemed a little wide right in the middle. However, once laced up tighter, they fit nicely (I usually wear an 8.5 or 9, so I ordered a 9 in these). The insole is a little strange in that it is raised in the heel area, but for me it's not uncomfortable. This very much seems like a shoe that simply won't work for everyone, but if it does work for you, it's great for the price! Overall nice dress shoe, true to color in pictures and mostly true to size.

I was so excited for these and really hopeful that they would work out. I'm into vintage inspired style, but unfortunately I'm physically disabled and cannot wear the heels that I dream of. When I found these I thought they would go perfectly with my vintage style clothing and still be comfortable for me to actually walk in. A lot of other oxford or wingtip style shoes can appear more masculine, and I wanted something a bit more delicate or feminine that would be cute with skirts and dresses. They also seemed like they would work great for either dressing up or down. I'll admit that these shoes are beautifully made, especially considering the price, but they are extremely narrow. I had seen in one or two reviews that they run slightly small, so I orded half a size up. If I had purchased my normal (most often bought) size I wouldn't have been able to try them on at all. Ultimately I was able to just barely slide my feet into them, but even just walking around the room quickly became painful. They're abnormally narrow in my opinion. I don't have particularly wide feet, and I've never really ever had a problem like this with shoes before. When you look at them from the top of the shoe you won't notice how narrow they actually are. But you can definitely tell when looking at the sole. At the arch of your foot, the width of the sole is only 1.75" wide. This not only makes you unnaturally push your weight to the outsides of your feet, it also forcably squishes your toes together. If you're just sitting it's not a problem, but as soon as you take a step or bear your weight down in any way, you become painfully aware of the issues.In the pictures I've attached, I added a side by side of the soles of these shoes compared with a normal pair of shoes of the same size and similar style. As you can see, the length of the soles are the same (10.75"). However the width of both shoes is drastically different. Especially considering they are the exact same size. It's much more apparent visually in person, so I broke out the measuring tape for you. The measurements of this (black) shoe are: widest part of toe- 3.25", middle of arch- 1.75", heel width- 2.25". While the measurements for the regular/average (brown) shoe are: toe- 3.75", arch- 2.5", heel- 2.75". So there are definite sizing differences. The width of each point of the sole are at least 1/2" too narrow. Which, I mean when we're talking about relatively small increments, is kind of huge. Also, as you may notice in the picture, these shoes have a dramatic curve on the inner part of the foot from the toe through the arch, to accommodate the drastic width change. I don't know if you can tell in the photo, but there's at least 1.25" of space between where the inside of the sole ends and the inside of the actual shoe and/or where the inside of your foot would end. So as a result the arch of your foot doesn't really have anything under it for support. It ends up forcing your weight to the outside of your feet in a very uncomfortable and unnatural manner.But like I said before, these shoes are very well made. That's why I ended up givimg them more than 1 star. They have slight padding in the heel, the treads are anti-slip, I love that they come in solid black instead of just the traditional black and white, the contrast in texture of the patent "leather" and regular "leather" is very aesthetic, and the detailing is well done. So if you have very narrow, and tend to walk on the outsides of your feet, definitely go for it! They are a wonderful quality and great style for the price! Sadly, if it weren't for the crazy narrow sole, I would think these shoes were absolutely perfect. So it's really unfortunate and a little bit heartbreaking that I have to send them back. However, because I do love the quality of the shoe itself, I am going to be ordering a different style of wingtip shoe from this brand. Unfortunately they don't come in the solid color with contrasting leather textures, but I can tell from the pictures that the sole is much wider and extends to the actual shoe's width in the arch. Hopefully they'll be everything that these shoes couldn't be. But we shall see.

This is my second pair. I went up a 1/2 size. Will be initially stiff. It will turn comfortable! Great for spins on the dance floor.

I have sensitive feet and usually get blisters, but didn't get any with these! Exactly as pictured, just what I was looking for.

Cute for price and comfy. No support and shoestrings come loose easy but cute shoes

Not sure how durable the shoes are but I bought them as part of a costume so I don’t plan on wearing them more than once. I was pleased with the comfort and fit.

I wanted these to wear with my poodle socks and scarfI think they are adorable for BABY BOOMERS!!!

Grand, lovely shoes

El calce el perfecto, son cómodos, hermosos y es la mejor compra que e hecho, pediré más de otros colores!!

Es un zapato bonito y económico, pero viene muy angosto.

My very first time trying this shoe. Perfect size. Looks cool. Match with all outfit. I like it. Thank you very much.

Pedí 7 americano (4 mex) y me quedaron grandes:((Se ven muy bonitos, pero tampoco están tan cómodos.