Customer Reviews Born Adele

I really hate to shop for shoes. I love comfort and style, but very rarely can find both--so frustrating! But, I have to say I love these little shoes! And my (first) shopping experience with Zappos was very positive! Hooray!

This is a very cute shoe. I love the color. I was looking for a brown shoe but like this even better because of the metallic. I must say these shoes would be perfect if they didn't crowd my toes. I don't think I'm going to return them. I've worn them twice and and they do feel a little less crowded in the toe area than they did at first.

This is my first pair from Born. I love the cushioning. I wear a 6 and the 6 fit fine. The heel rubbed a bit and so I had to wear bandaids. I hope they break in.

The color is just as pictured. I got the "moro metallic." I love the style. The left shoe pinches a little, but that's my fault - my left foot is a tiny bit longer than my right. I'm thinking it will stretch out with wear. I thought I'd get the French Sole, but was concerned it wouldn't last as well as these, because people said it was like a slipper, more than a shoe.

I could not find the Born Lilly flats on here but I saw these and they are very Similar. While I absolutley love these shoes, I am very disappointed in how the leather on right heel has worn away already. This comes from pressing the heel to the floor while driving my vehicle. The very first day I wore these shoes the leather started to rub off. I have worn these just about everyday now for three weeks and luckily the leather has not worn completely through. I would hope that for the price you pay the shoes will hold up. I still love these shoes though, they are the most comfortable flats I have ever worn.

A very nice-looking shoe and would go with both pants and dresses. It felt about a half size too big, and it did not give me the support I think I would need for wearing and walking in all day. I do have "difficult" feet, though. Really sad to return it.

Cute shoe! I don't really wear flats (love my heels!) but had to start because of a bum knee. These are very comfortable except there's one point on the left foot that digs in -- not sure it it's the shoe, or my feet are just weird. The more I wear these, the more I like them. They're well made and should last. My 13-year-old daughter borrows them a lot! Turns out it's a good look for 45-year-olds too.

Nicely cushioned footbed, and the brown is a great color. Very versatile. But the sizing is off. I'm always an 8.5, but this was crazy small.

I want to love this shoe, but it has been a slow romance. First I bought it in the 9.5 and it felt a bit short but good otherwise. So I got the 10 and it felt a bit smaller, of all things. Very odd. The length was better but it cut a bit more up by my right big toe. So I have been wearing them in the house with my slipper socks over them so as not to scuff them on my hard wood floors and they are getting better, but I wonder. I love the look - I got the morro brown and think it will work with a lot of my clothes. It is a brown metallic and was a bit darker than I thought, and wanted (was hoping for a bit more pink). But it is going to be very versatile if I can make the right foot fit. I am going to this trouble because I love the look of this shoe. It looks like draped fabric, even better on than off. I saw it recently at Nordstrom, they didn't have the metallic brown and I didn't care for the black or other colors as much. I don't particularly like the Born black leather - too sporty for me. So I am giving them one more day of morning or evening in the house to decide. They do feel better. I would say they run a little small, but it may just be that they are handcrafted so you get variations. After trying the 9.5s on I was sure the 10 was a shoe in (okay pun intended) so was surprised by the odd fit. May explain why some people said they rubbed while others said they were perfect. I do have a slight bunion on that right foot so that may also be part of the problem. Good luck, they are really cute.

Like other Born shoes these are quite comfy. These are suede so don't forget to use some suede protector spray before you wear them. I got caught in the rain and they are semi ruined.

Comfortable footbed, but the shoes runs a little small. Also, I thought the style was not quite hip enough for my taste, so I returned them and bought the Arcopedico Flower instead.

These are beautiful shoes, but wouldn't stay on my feet and not because they were too big, but because they slipped at the heel.

This is a really beautiful shoe and if I could have managed to find a size that actually fit me well I am sure I would love these shoes so very much. As it is I just couldn't get the fit right, blisters were imminent. I was heart broken that these shoes just didn't work out for me. They have great support and cushioning, I imagine they would be comfortable to wear all day. They are a shoe that can be dressed up or down, truly a great shoe.

Great color, So comfortable, and unlike most flats these days, there is some built in arch support! I'd say the fit is right on...neither skimpy nor long.

I really like this shoe, but I have very high arches. If you have high arches and shorter toes, then the arch support is likely in the correct place. The only reservation I have about these is that they always poke my heel in the back of the shoe, as if the leather is poorly cut. Otherwise, they are great shoes.

These shoes are really great! I had foot surgery last year and as a result my foot is much wider now. These shoes accommodate that perfectly. I work as a server and I wear these shoes hours at a time (with no socks) and they are perfectly comfortable. The first two weeks I wore band aids on my feet where the shoe rubbed, but then after they broke in, they are wonderful. I'm going to order the same shoes in a different color.

The Born Adele is a very comfortable shoe. Ordinarily, I use insoles to cushion my shoes but with the Adele, it is unnecessary. I take a size 10B but the Adele was a half size too big so I had to go to a 9.5B. Adele still feels a bit loose without wearing socks so I found it necessary to use a thin insole but with socks the insole is unnecessary. My feet are narrow and I would imagine if they were to be a bit wider, the Adele would fit perfectly. Overall, Adele is a most comfortable shoe and very cute! It can go dressy or casual and it still looks great!

This is a great looking shoe, stylish and slimming for the foot. I have a wide forefoot and order up a bit in size, so the heel was a bit loose. Also, the sole is not that thick so cushioning is not robust.

I bought these shoes in the black leather originally, but the 6 1/2 was too small, even though that's the size of my two other pairs of Born shoes, and there was no black in a 7, so I bought brown metallic instead. Once I got the size right, I find these very comfortable, though I had to put a pad in the heel to keep them from slipping. The cloth liner is comfy but makes farting sounds if I wear the shoes without socks. I think these shoes look great with skinny jeans, however, and I'm comfortable walking around in them. I will probably buy Born shoes again--this is my third pair.

Somewhat comfortable, but the inside sole has "bumps" from the stitching of the logo.

These shoes are comfortable. I didn\'t need the back up shoes I had packed when I wore them to the mall for a 4-hour shopping trip without breaking them in first. I would recommend them. The graphite color is great and they go with jeans or dresses.

I recently purchased these flats in Tiramisu (the gold colour). They\'re comfortable and run true to size for me. However, after one regular 8-hour wear, the colour had rubbed off in numerous spots on both shoes, revealing the shoe\'s white undertone. I wear a lot of vintage and vintage-inspired pieces, so I naturally gravitate toward styles like these, and luckily, because of the vintage look of the flat, the fading doesn\'t look as terrible as it would on most shoes.

This shoe is pretty and has good support for a flat. Unfortunately, the 8 was too big. Usually Born shoes in size 8 fit me perfectly, so I don't know why these were different.

These little shoes are adorable and I feel very well-dressed when I put them on. They look great with skirts as well as capris and slacks. However, I am overly sensitive about my feet and they feel just a tad uncomfortable across the base knuckles of my toes. I almost returned them but overall I like them so much, I hope that they will break in and will become my favorites over time.

I really like these brown shoes. They might feel a tiny bit loose but not enough to buy a smaller size. I also have these same shoes in black, and those don't feel at all too big. I wear them both quite a lot. I probably wish they had a little more arch support, but my feet never hurt because of it. They are very soft and never need any breaking in. I am happy to have them. They look nice with my crop pants especially when it is too cold for sandals. It is a very cute style.