Privo Luca SKU #7507035(View on Zappos.com Classic)

These are super cute, but the sizing seems to run small and the bungee bands that encircle the shoe cut into my feet after a few hours around the house. I've had other Privos and have had to order anywhere from a half size over to a half size under my regular size (8.5). Cute, but too uncomfortable to be the comfy, go-to shoe I was looking for.

These shoes are very comfortable! I work in the school system and am on my feet all day and don't want to wear tennis shoes. This is a great subsitute for thatz; you get the comfort and still have style. I have received many compliments on them.

These shoes are adorable! I really want them to work, and I'm working on breaking them in, but my heels are suffering as are my pinky toes. Too early to tell if it will be a loss, but I'm not giving up because I love them too much. Yes, the straps on the top of the foot are tight too but with a little stretching they'll be comfortable soon enough. I've added insoles to provide some extra arch support. We'll see how it goes.

I bought these shoes and they fit great (true to normal size). I love the extra padding that Privo shoes have at the heel and love the extra cushion on the insoles. I just wish the elastic was looser. These are such comfortable shoes, but the elastic cuts into my feet. My feet are normal but narrow and the elastic leaves markings on my skin. I've tried stretching them out, but it held its elasticity. Too bad, because everything else about them are great. Another reviewer mentioned ordering the wide to avoid the elastic problem, but then my foot would be too small in the shoe.

Perfect fit but elastic on top is definitely a NO - I tried on these at a store so I tried all the size options that might fit me 7.5M, 7.5W, 8M, 8W and to my surprise the 8M (which is what size my foot measures to be in US sizes) fit best. The bottom fits perfectly and is very comfortable. There could have been a bit more arch for me but its better a little less than too much. I tried to buy the pair with the most stretched out strings and I tried to stretch them out more with putting objects in the shoe overnight. But the elastic is too resilient. I assume this is a good thing for the shoe to last but not a good thing because they cut into my foot. I am considering cutting it off but it will look funny with those loops, I wish they'd just left the elastic and loops out of the picture. I'm not sure I can return them to the retail store I purchased them from now that I've worn them outside for about 5 minutes and the pavement made the rubber bottom look dull/used. If I can I may get the Kosmo style instead since it has no elastic.

On its face, this is an attractive shoe for its class of active shoes. However, after wearing just a short while, the bands provide too much tension which cause them to leave indentations on the upper part of the foot. I do not have wide feet nor do I suffer from swollen feet, yet this shoe is not comfortable to wear more than a couple of hours let alone walk long distances in. The insole cushioning could be better also. Wished I bought the J 41 instead. Too bad.

I love Privos. The arch support and the comfortable cloth-like texture of the foot-bed is great. These particular ones, however, presented a problem to me regarding the elasticized cording that laces across the top. It was so tight (and I have a narrow, thin foot!) that it dug wedges into the skin on the top of my foot. Ouch. I finally solved this problem by clipping the lace and removing it altogether. What a relief that was. I went to the sewing notions store and bought a black polka-dot ribbon and threaded it through the lace holes. Now, it is comfortable as can be. And customized, too.

I first ordered this shoe in the regular width. They were very snug and pinched my toes, and the stretchy cord left marks on my feet after trying them on. I returned them and got the wide width and they have been great! Very comfortable - I didn't even have to 'break them in', no rubbing.

Based on customer reviews I bought these shoes a 1/2 size smaller than I usually wear, and they fit...BUT the elastic straps dug so deep into my feet I couldn't wear them for more than 5 minutes. OUCH! Too tight!!!! I have wide feet so I ordered the D width size thinking that I had finally found a decent-looking pair of wide shoes and I was so disappointed! I've tried two different pairs of Privos now and would definitely NOT recommend strappy styles for wide width feet in this brand. They've got the width correct on the actual shoe, but definitely NOT on the straps.