Customer Reviews French Sole Sloop

These are supper cute flats! I loved everything about them except they were falling apart after two weeks. I had to return them. If you want to give them a try definitely order half a size bigger. They are a great fit, I really wish they were a bit more durable.

Bought this shoe after browsing Zappos for a cute sophisticated little black flat that could go from work to play. After reading tons of reviews ended up getting my true size of 9.5 hoping the shoe would fit properly and stretch/mold to perfection as wearers had mention. To my dissatisfaction the shoe I wore twice did not stretch or give and was hard to wear & gave great discomfort. I'm so sad that these shoes did not work for me and now sit in the box it came in, inside my closet. Very cute and elegant looking shoes, but buyer beware of sizing.

This was a shoe I would expect a "big box" store to carry. There is nothing to it, too small, no arch support, might as well be bare foot. Cute style, but not for me. Very overpriced!

Cute flat and I was looking forward to these fitting, but they didn't work for me. Normally a 7 1/2 or an 8 will fit just fine. First I tried 7 1/2, but it was entirely too tight so I sent it back. The 8 was also too tight, so that also went back. I actually couldn't tell much difference between either size. I didn't bother having additional sizes sent to try on. Too impatient.

These shoes are so ugly. I cannot imagine why they got such great reviews, other than the fact that Toms style shoes are so popular now. The shape of the vamp looks a lot like Toms, and that is definitely not what I was looking for. They are very comfortable, though, so if that is what you like, you will probably like it.

These felt really comfortable and look adorable, but after wearing them for about half an hour, the insole started coming out! Awful awful quality.

These shoes are horrible. I wouldn't sell them to my worst enemy. They are completely shapeless, sloppy, gape out at the sides and got completely wrinkly within the first week. I hate them. Hate. Not only does their inability to hold their shape make them ugly, but is worse than having no support because I have to "work" to stay in them.

Not impressed. I was looking for a good animal print pair of flats to wear to work. For the price I was really disappointed in these. They felt cheap, and the material wasn't nearly as cute as I'd hoped when I saw them online. I returned them, so never actually wore them outside, but got the impression they would stain easily.

These shoes are super comfy and still look cute. I have several pairs. However, the red looked awful. I was so disappointed. I was expecting a nice ruby red and got a faded blah brick red. The picture needs to change and reflect the dull red being sent. But as always Zappos customer service rocks.

The worst fit ever in a flat. Absolutely, no arch support and very little padding in the insole. Tried multiple Dr. Scholl's inserts to no avail. Leather is soft but that is about all I can say about this shoe.

I love French Sole...but not these. Does not run true to size and appears cheaply made...

I was very disappointed; loved the shoes, but each shoe was a distinctly different shade of brown.

Ummm, very bad quality. Worth a lot less, the insole piece was sloppily glued on, and after I wore them around the house for 1 day, the whole shoe was out of shape. I also ordered the blue pair and it came without the little heel (same style).

Wow! The shoes didn't last 6 hours if that. I couldn't believe it. When I was putting in the arch supports because they don't have any, I saw the inside of the shoe was coming apart! Stitching, glue and all. Made in Italy. I am Italian, this is disappointing. I am just now sending them back. Let's see what Zappos does, I should get a full refund.

I was super excited to try the Sloop, but was extremely disappointed once I received the shoe. I ordered the black naplak thinking it would look like a patent, but instead it looks like a wrinkled black garbage bag. To make matters worse, I didn’t love the look of the shoe - it was flimsy which made shoe look sloppy and once on, the shape reminded me of a bad slipper. Going to have to send these ones back...

I ordered the leopard pair of these shoes because they looked so cute online. Very disappointed the quality isn't especially impressive as they feel quite flimsy. While I don't expect much arch support in a flat, I do expect SOME cushioning. Returned these the very next day.

I thought these shoes were cute and somewhat comfortable. However, they seemed very wide. Also, they smelled so much like a permanent marker that I had to return them. I tried a different pair, and same problem - bad smell. Because of the smell I don’t recommend them.

Very disappointed - I can't agree with the raves from other readers. These shoes looked adorable and so comfy online, and I was expecting to love them. Instead, the top of the shoe was so tight that it cut into my foot, even though I ordered a half size up. The suede was stiff, the shoes had a very strong and unpleasant rubber odor, and they had no support whatsoever. The shape reminds me of the Chinese cloth Mary Janes I used to wear in high school (we called them baby doll shoes), except the Chinese shoes were uber-comfy and cost about much less, and these were not comfortable at all and cost ten times as much. Back to Zappos they go!

Looked ratty after one wear! When this shoe arrived, I loved it. Very cute, very comfortable. I felt a little foolish spending this amount of money on a shoe that has more of a house shoe/slipper sole than an actual leather or rubber sole, but I was wooed by the cute giraffe print. However, after one wear to the office this shoe looks dingy and worn out, as though I'd been wearing them for a year! Very poor quality. Further, a few light drops of water from the bathroom sink caused the giraffe print to bleed and turn a muddled grey. I promptly treated these shoes with a water repellant spray for suede, but the damage is done. Even aside from the bleeding print, the overall construction of the shoe is far too flimsy to warrant the price tag.