Customer Reviews Born Julianne

These are moderately attractive and fit around the toe, but way too large in the heel area. They flop off when I walk in them, so I am returning them.

My main reason for returning this shoe was that I disliked the insole. I don't like the feel of the stretchy synthetic fabric. My feet get sweaty, and I imagine these stinking to high heaven after just a few weeks. I strongly prefer all-leather insoles. The arch support bump also felt weird to me, but I have pretty flat feet, so I don't need any arch support. In fact, I prefer shoes without it. Other than the insole -- the upper felt very comfortable right out of the box, especially along the sides of my feet and the heel. The shoes would be a little more elegant with a flatter toe box, but I do like their simplicity.

Fit true to size. I would not want to stand in them all day. Needs more padding to walk on.

I'm in my third year with these flats and they've held up perfect. I am very pleased with my purchase. I have a size 10 shoe size, so ballet flats are usually not an option. With these, they are great.

I wore these shoes almost daily for 3 years and they held up great. This was my second set of Born flats, the first of which I also had for nearly as long. They were comfortable enough that I could wear them all day, and although they scuffed over time, I was able to make them look fresh with black shoe polish. Only downsides were that the inner lining by the toes did not stay glued down, so it would often curl as I removed my foot. Also, the shape made my foot look a bit longer than I like, but they generally looked nice. I actually tried buying the same pair again as a replacement, but the same size did not fit for some reason.

This is my fourth pair of Born's Julianne flat. I find it to beat all other flats in terms of comfort and wearability. The edge gives just a little which makes it very flexible, but not too tight. The color metallic pewter will be a great neutral shoe. I am very satisfied with the quality and style of Julianne for me. Thank you Born for continuing this style.

Bar none, these shoes are the best flats I have ever purchased. I am an elementary school teacher and I am on my feet all day, both standing and doing lots of walking. When I put these shoes on I do not have to worry about blisters or painful feet. The insole has held up remarkably well and remains comfortable and cushiony all day long. I have hard-to-fit feet (size 11 with a narrow heel) and these are the only shoes that I can take straight out of the box, put right on my feet and go right out the door. I have every color Born makes of this shoe. The only thing I wish is that they would offer more colors. I would love to have a fuchsia colored pair and a red pair!

LOVE these shoes. I wanted a cute, easy to pack, comfortable flat for work. These truly fit the bill. Both casual and professional. And did I mention COMFORTABLE! Got a second pair in black!

Great classic, basic shoe. Only flat I’ve found that is comfortable over bunion. Love the simple style, looks more expensive than it is. Would definitely recommend.

These are great, simple, classic flats. Love that they are plain, go with anything, look more expensive than they are. Also fit well over bunion; only brand in flats that I have found works with my wider feet. Have them in gray and now mid-brown; would definitely recommend.

This exact shoe called Juliane is the only flat ballerina shoe I can wear. I have to go a half size smaller on this one cause the next size up is too large. ( I usually wear a 7 in everything and a 7 1/2 in Tenny shoes- ordered these in 6 1/2.) They are a tad tight at the toe but my foot slips out of the size 7. They are comfortable and like I said I've bought every kind of flat and they won't fit. Finally found these and bought several colors. I guess I have a hardy I fit foot.

Loving these shoes. Wore them this past weekend in Washington DC as a tourist. Walked 5+ miles per day. At the end of the weekend my feet felt great and no blisters. Logging in to buy every single color.

Great basic flats! My feet are slightly wide (not enough so to be a wide width), so I found these to be slightly snug out of the box. My previous experience with Borns lead me to assume these would stretch a fair amount, which I found to be the case. I generally wear a 7.5-8, and the 7.5 in these was great. My toes are not rubbing against the end of the shoe, and I feel that these are true to size. These have more arch support than your typical ballet flat. I ordered the panna cotta (gold) color, which I think is true to the photo. This is a great neutral color that could be dressed up for the office or down with jeans, shorts, etc. I've been getting lots of compliments on these with skinny jeans and simple, loose fitting tops.

I wear between a 7 and 7.5. I originally ordered the 7.5 and felt that they were coming up in the heel just a bit. I returned and ordered the 7. The 7 felt a bit snug, but I kept it. I was a bit concerned that it would start to hurt. During the first day of wear, it molded to my foot and have been perfect. I can wear these all day without any problems. I love the Tan color and get lots of compliments on them. I'm going to order the black and grey.

These are quite comfortable. They have moderate cushion and some arch support, but what set them apart for me, is the super soft flexible leather that they are made with. No breaking in needed. Side by side comparing these with Clarks and Bandolino, these are the most comfortable and least orthotic looking. I will be ordering a few more colors. They are great basic work shoes for standing in all day.

I walked all over Paris on London in these flats on a recent vacation. They were great...comfortable and fashionable. Loved them!

This flat is amazing. I have been looking for a comfortable flat that I can wear when walking all around the city I live so not just a few blocks of walking, but a mile or two. These are amazingly comfortable right out of the box. Some flats that are very comfortable start to stretch out in the toe box, and your foot looks flat and wide. These do not do that. They have just enough structure that they keep their shape. There is also a ton of arch support -- a very big pad built into the shoe. I will be buying in another color asap, I am in love with these.

I usually wear sneakers or boots and don't bother with girly shoes. Recently I had to go to a memorial service in a place that gets hot in the summer, so neither would do. However, since I was traveling, I didn't want my shoes to hurt. I have feet that are pretty normal except that the ball of my foot suddenly fans out wide, which makes them hard to fit. These shoes worked well. I broke them in carefully a few hours at a time at work, where I stand all day. I needed a band-aid for a day or so and had to put one of those heel pads in the back of the shoe to keep my heels from slipping out. I wore them on my trip with no problems. They are plain and simple but not dowdy, don't show the spaces between my long toes, and stretch to give my flipper feet enough room but don't look distorted. I usually wear between an 8 and 8 1/2, and the 8 worked.

Normally I wear a size 9. I was glad I ordered the 9 1/2. They fit perfect. Very comfortable although by 5 pm at the office my big toe was a bit sore. Not bad, but I could feel it. Still all in all I am pleased with the purchase and plan on ordering a tan pair.

I got them in black leather, size 8-1/2 M. They fit true to size, and feel like they might stretch a bit in width with wear, due to the soft, quality leather, so will conform to my foot. The stitched band around the top is comfortable-hugs my foot without pinching. The vamp (top of the shoe) comes up a little higher than I usually prefer, but I think still looks nice with the round toe, and doesn’t look old lady-ish. I like how they look with my jeans. Good value for the price too, they look like high quality. I’ll try to attach a couple of pics, but for some reason the angle of the pics makes the toe appear longer than they do in person- lol!

I love this brand (Born has been great for me!). And I've purchased the Julianne in this color before. The previous version was great - although after a couple of years of regular use, I needed to get another pair. I don't know what's happened to Born in the last couple of years but even though I ordered the same size and color...it really felt like a quarter size too small. And even after wearing it a bit over the last year, it hasn't really stretched.

I ordered the wide width. It is not wide. In fact, the "wide" is very narrow. I can't imagine what the regular width is like. The shoe seemed like it would be comfortable besides that.

I'm back on Zappos looking for comfortable black flats and I was reminded that I've had these shoes for FOUR years, so here's the deal - I bought these because I love Born's boots. The flats are a miss though - the style looks orthopedic and boring, and they're not comfortable. They've been sitting in my closet and I only wear them when I absolutely have to. I wear no-show socks and the back of these shoes eats my ankles alive, I have to wear bandages if I want to wear these and the bandages barely mitigate the pain. Aesthetically - the toe box will start to indent and look lumpy. Two stars because they're easy to clean, and the toe box is nice and wide.

The toes are curved upward (I guess because of the elastic around the opening) and makes the shoe look silly. Doesn't look better with foot in the shoe. I ordered a 6 initially that didn't look like that but they were too tight so I ordered a 6.5, but these look weird as stated. Comfortable so I might put up with this at a lower price point but not at almost $100.

I wish I had returned these. I get blisters every time I wear them. They are cute and nice quality but I have to wear band-aids or tape or they will rip up my feet. I added heel pads which helped. Very disappointed, I had high hopes with all the other great reviews.