Customer Reviews Alegria Debra Professional

These are comfortable shoes for my arthritic feet. However, they squeak. It's very annoying and embarrassing when people start to look at what's squeaking. I have several pairs of Alegrias and about half of them squeak. A shoe this expensive shouldn't squeak. Although it doesn't bother me too much, the back does slip off of my heel at times.

The shoe was a medium width and too roomy including my heel slipping when trying them out walking. The front toe curve left out room for the toes to stretch forward when walking and touched the tip of the shoe. Not good when standing and walking for many hours.

When I first put the shoes on they felt uncomfortable, it was small and short in the toe box, and esp. felt it in the right foot. I can't tell if it's the make of the shoe. I like the shoe overall, but ended up returning both sizes because of the discomfort in the toe box. I am willing to order another pair in wide to see if it fits better. The overall shoe fits true to size, just not a good cut in the toe box area of the shoe. The heel of the shoe is a little loose, but not too noticeable like with the Dansko clogs. I was looking forward to wearing the shoes, but disappointed it wasn't as comfortable as I thought.

I'm a public school teacher. I'm on my feet about 90% of my day. These shoes are super comfortable! They look great. My feet feel great at the end of the day. My problem with these beautiful shoes are that they squeak. They started squeaking after the first week of wearing them. (so I couldn't return them) I was so disappointed. I still wear them- and my middle school students make fun of me. (We all laugh.) This brand has lots of other fun shoes that I'd love to buy- but I won't. Because I don't want to squeak everywhere I go.

I absolutely love the looks of these shoes. I first ordered the 8-8½ size but the heel was very sloppy. I reordered the 7-7½ and found that the right foot fit great and the left foot is tight across the arch. I thought if I wore them around the house they would relax but they did not. I hated to return them.

I love my Alegria shoes and sandals I have had two pair of sandals, one Debra and two classic. They are comfortable and easy to wear. However, after wearing about a year and 1/2 the soles start to wear and the shoes became very slippery when worn on the grass. After two seasons of wear the sandals broke. I will not be purchasing them again because of this. The sole issue is very dangerous.

Love the pattern. Love the fit of the shoes. Hate that the pattern has started wearing off already. This really disappoints me. When I contacted Algeria, they said this is normal despite having only worn them six times before the pattern started wearing off.

Disappointed in this shoe. It does not have good support or a removable footbed. It also is not very comfortable. Expected more for the money from this brand.

Love the print, great support but Wow, they really are tight over the top of the foot. After wearing for a week the top of my left foot hurt so much, I could only wear sneakers for the next 2 weeks because other stiffer shoes aggravated the painful spot. Now I will try wearing them maybe once a week and see if I can tolerate the tightness. I work in a hospital, on feet all day so I hope I can wear them, otherwise they have great support and nice wide toebox.

I have a medium-wide, flat foot. Have worn Birkis super clog for years but was hoping for a little different look yet good support. I like the rocker action and I think it gives good support but the rest isn't up to snuff for my liking. I wear a 38 Birki. I ordered a 37 Alegria Debra Professional (as recommended) and my toes just grazed the front of the shoe a bit. I went up a size but they are too big lengthwise -- my heel slips out when I walk. It's been about 6 weeks of wearing them now. The width is definitely not roomy -- it's tricky to get the shoe on without it pulling my sock tight over my toes as I slide it on. They are stiff not supple shoes. One night after an exceptionally long day shift I woke up with leg cramps. The next morning at work I started to put these shoes on and could tell I was going to have leg pain if I wore them that day. I have to alternate these with my old Birkis to prevent leg cramps. Can't wait 'til I can justify spending a few bucks to get a new pair of Birkis.

I couldn't wait to receive this shoe. When I first put them on I noted they were tighter than my last pair. So I changed out the footboard and placed my old ones in until the leather stretched out. I've had these shoes now since April and I'm sad to say a lot of the finish/design is rubbing off. I'm almost embarrassed to say these are Alegria for fear people will think they are poor quality. My last pair of Alegria shoes I had for 3 years with pretty much no problems.

Started out a lot better than they've ended up. Break-in wasn't too bad, took a couple days and they stretched out a lot. But now, 2 months after purchase, my feet hurt again. I'm a salesperson at Wal-Mart, not a nurse, so it's baffling. Additionally, this finish scuffs really, really easily. Maybe because I'm heavy, but these are no better than Nikes for me.

I'm the proud owner of 3 pair of Alegria shoes and I absolutely love them. They are more comfortable than my tennis shoes and have become a primary walking shoe. I really wanted to like the Debra style but the shoe kept slipping up and down on my heel. Regretfully had to return them. I have always like the Midnight Garden pattern so will see what other Alegria style has this pattern.

I am a nurse with plantar fasciitis and I'm on my feet 12-14 hours a day. I really wanted to love these shoes! During the break-in process, I developed a slight bunion on the base of my big toe where my left foot kept sliding around in the shoe. I kept wearing them hoping that it would go away as the shoe broke in, but no such luck. The rest of the shoe felt very comfortable at first, but the cushiony support wore out after a month. I could not figure out how I could easily remove the insole to replace it. I love the rocker outsole and the flatter heel though, as I've experienced awkward heel striking with clunky Danskos. I also love the weight of the shoe and how easy they are to keep clean (I work around a lot of body fluids). Overall I wore these shoes 11 months until I just had to find a different shoe.

This would be extremely comfortable if they were the right size. But I just think it's more shoe than I need. I just wanted a comfortable walking/standing all day shoe but the style is too industrial for me.

I needed a navy professional clog. Dansko's are much too wide and the heel is so high that it puts too much pressure on the ball of my foot. Sanita's are a much better fit and while its heel is somewhat lower, it still puts too much weight and pressure on the ball of my foot. I had high hopes for the Allegria clog but it was huge. Had it fit, I would have kept it and worn it despite strongly disliking the embossed design. If they ever make a simple design that is more appealing, I will try ordering a smaller size because they do make a comfortable shoe. Too bad they are so ugly.

I'm told these shoes are great but I found out the hard way if you rely on the shoes innersole and don't use your orthopedic you end up in a world of pain. I pulled a tendon in my left foot after wearing them for 6 hours. What's really strange, my right foot felt like slipping into butter. So I learned the hard way, while these shoes may be great for those with no foot issues, they wont compensate for those of us that do have issues.

I recently purchased the Alegria Debra style and was very disappointed. I was told they were so comfortable by friends, but I have only worn them three times so far, as each time I have gotten horrible blisters on the backs of my heels and also on the top of my feet. Each time my foot bends when I walk, the top of the shoe digs into the top of my feet. It is painful. They are super cute, so perhaps a different style would feel better. Also, I normally wear size 8 shoes but size 39 in these fit me. It appears as though the sizing guidelines on this website are a bit off compared to traditional sizing conversions.

It's not that these aren't comfortable, they just fit my fit oddly. I have a very high arch and my foot was so smashed that my toes went numb after a half hour. My husband thought they were cute but I thought it looked like I had duck feet because of the way the stitching is done. The pattern is cute, but the shoe is just not for me.

I decided to try these shoes for work because i have plantar fasciitis--i put them on, and they feel so great, i can't take them off--the footbed support is so good, i am going to have to get a pair for when i'm not at work!

Alegria shoes need to be produced in half sizes. One size is much too large, but the next size down is so small they hurt the end of my toes. I had great hopes for these shoes! The shape of the sole is much like the boot (modern form of a cast) an orthopedic doctor prescribes certain bone fractures of the foot. I have osteoporosis, and I thought this shoe might help me avoid further fractures. Please ask the company to start making half sizes!

I got a wide size but the upper was very rigid, difficult to get my wide foot into then really put pressure on my metatarsal head.

The shoe was extremely stiff.