Customer Reviews Steve Madden Novo

Great looking shoe, not the most comfortable... I purchased these shoes for my fiancé when he was looking for a new pair of brown slip-on shoes. He is usually a low-top, lace up doc marten's kind of guy... I thought that these would be a little more modern and not so heavy, so they would be more versatile. He runs right between a 10.5 and 11, but he could not even get his foot into the 10.5. He can get the 11's on, but still complains that they pinch in the toe box. The leather is very supple, so I am hopeful that they will give some as they break-in. Over all, they are really great looking shoes.

Great night out shoe - Stylish, but best suited for a night out on the town where you'll be sitting a lot. Not a ton of support, as my feet pronate and you can totally tell as they bend this shoe inward. But sitting for dinner most of the night, they were great!

Good Work Shoe - ... but no arch support. That's my biggest complaint. I also noticed the insole starting to come out when I go sockless. Overall good shoe for office casual work environment.

Rub the Ankles a Bit but look great while doing it. I've worn these shoes off and on for a couple of weeks and they still have a tendency to rub my ankles after extended wear. I'm hoping they wear in a bit over time, but if not they are still tolerable and a good looking shoe at that.

Smell - I bought these shoes for my husband. They are awesome, but there is one thing about them. They smell horrible. I love the smell of leather, but it is more of a musky wet dog smell and it is strong.

Cute, but one minor flaw - Look great, feel good. One minor flaw...the inner lining tends to move around when I wear them without socks. Not uncomfortable, just annoying.

Risqué wear - Designer jeans or very light pants. White button down or white blazer. Style. If you lack the aforementioned, you need not apply. Should you fit the requisites, prepare yourself for the ensuing compliments on these great shoes.

My son loved the shoe but I am returning it because it has this odor coming from the leather. I put the box of shoes in his closet, the next day, the room stunk so bad we had to put them outside. This is not the first time this has happened with Steve Maddens white shoes. The black ones was no problem. I want to report this to the Steve Madden company also. Would love to have another pair, but it will be the same problem.

Nice fit, looks great, but if you think to work a little with those, forgot about it.

I bought this shoe, and I've gone through two of them already. They are horrible when its wet outside and my feet smell? This is new since the purchase of the shoe. The first one fell apart at the lacing. On the second one, the sole insert has come loose. I've had these shoes for less than a week.

Terribly-made shoes. Rubs blisters the size of a half-dollar - I bought these shoes thinking they would be comfortable to wear in the office and going out to meetings, but the leather on the bottom of the shoe easily breaks down and scuffs, also the stitching easily comes apart. There is hardly any rubber sole on the bottom of the shoe, so the potential for rips & tears is extremely high, especially if you plan to do some street walking in these. I would never buy these shoes again; the narrow heel support rubbed my heel raw to the point where I had a giant raspberry blister on the back of my heel from wearing the shoe for only 30 minutes, doing some walking. These shoes are terrible, buy the Louka instead.

I just received this shoe in the mail today. I usually wear an 11 or 12, but decided to go with an 11 after reading reviews. It's definitely true to size, but it has quite a bit of give once you wear them. I had a hell of a time putting them on at first, but after a day of wearing them, they fit well. A little snug, but better than extremely loose. Good buy.

Hot shoes! I bought these for my boyfriend since he wanted something stylish and perfect for spring/summer as opposed to just wearing flip-flops everywhere. Everytime we're out, he gets compliments, the white leather is pretty soft however he complained they aren't too comfortable since there is no padding or any other sort of support inside the shoe. I bought him Dr. Scholl’s gel pads, which did the trick and made this shoe more comfortable.

Nice shoe - Overall the Novo is a nice shoe, in jeans or a suit, the Novo looks great and is a super comfortable shoe. I wore mine to a wedding that lasted 5hours (with reception) and I have no complaints, they look better after a few weeks of wear.

Clean - Nice shoes...not very comfortable...but I guess they’re not suppose to be...I got a lot of compliments for them though...I bought the white ones...the only hassle is trying to keep them clean...

Great style, terrible design/construction. They’re sort of a cross between a dress shoe and a moccasin in design, only they have the uncomfortableness of a dress shoe and the lack of durability of a moccasin rather than the other way around. The minimalist sole does make you walk on the balls of your feet which I like but the front half of the flimsy leather insole started unglued and out of place every time I took them off w/in 1 week so an additional insole is a must. Fit runs a little wide. If you love the style go for it, but buy them a little big as you’ll want to add an extra insole, otherwise save yourself the money and buy a shoe that’s actually constructed to last...

Review Update - I really liked this shoe when I first got it, but it developed a kind of funky odor after about a month of wearing approx. 4 times a week, which seems way too quick, especially for an all leather shoe. I've tried limited wear, but the odor comes back every time I've had the shoes on for over 2 hours. I have worn it sockless a few times, but most of the time, I'm wearing socks.

I got them in white...got mad props for them too...but they really kill your feet...not good if your going to walk a lot or even worse dance...I would suggest buying some comforting insoles...well they look nice...but that's it...overall I still am satisfied...sometimes you have to sacrifice a bit of comfort in order to look good...so I don’t mind...

I had these shoes for about 2 weeks before the leather on the front of the toe creased and then broke. My toes poked through on both shoes. There are better shoes out there. I tried to get them repaired, but the shop said that it would cost more than a new pair. Not that I'll buy another pair of these.

Stitching came apart after a dozen wears - The stitching near the tongue of the left shoe came apart after maybe a dozen days of wearing the shoes.

Very poor thread stitching - The upper stitching on the side of the shoe (where the upper lip connects to the wall of the shoe) started to come undone very easily shortly after I started wearing these shoes. Zappos, with their prompt and great service, offered me a replacement pair. The exact same problem occurred with the second pair as soon as I started wearing them. It seems the end of the thread is not secured in any way, so the stitching unravels once you put the shoes on and start walking in them. Consider the JUMP Dunbar instead. It is the exact same design as the Steve Madden Novo, although not as soft, but rather rigid.

Zappos delivery was on time. I ordered my shoes on Sunday, needed them by Friday. They were here on Thursday. On time performance. Thumbs up for Zappos!

We could not have been more surprise on how great these look on my boyfriend and he says they are very comfortable too.

Great shoe, great value. Usually last a year if used a lot. Bought before, will buy again if available. Size tends to be 1/2 a size bigger so check before buying.

This a comfortable and stylish shoe. It does a run a bit small though. I'm generally a size 7 but that was too small so I had to also purchase the 7.5. I wore the shoe for the first time last night and the shoes felt like they were mine. No new shoe pain!