Customer Reviews Frye Melanie T Strap

I love these shoes and the quality. However they run very small. I am going to order a size larger than what I normally wear, and hope they fit.

I own two pairs of Frye boots and love the quality and craftsmanship that goes into their products. You get what you pay for and they are pricey but excellent leather shoes hold up for many years. I am a size 7 in most shoes but know to order a half size up in Frye shoes as they run on the small side. These T-strap shoes are adorable and very comfortable. They do have some arch support so walking around all day in them does not cause me back pain or hip/foot pain. The shoe is perfectly snug at the widest part of my foot so no slipping or blisters. I like the brown leather Frye patch logo on the back of the shoe, nice modest touch. The white rubber sole is not too distracting for me but perhaps a less conspicuous color such as clear rubber would look better ? I have received compliments on these adorable shoes and have recommended them to many of my girlfriends. I will always be a Frye customer.

After really liking the Melanie Slip On in a couple of colors, I got these in white to go with dark skinny pants and summery skirts. There are comfortable and cute. At first they did feel a little narrow in the toe box, but after wearing them around it loosened up. So I would say true to size. As always, I love Frye leather. The leather interior feels great, and it's the only way I can wear shoes like this without socks. I love them!

Really cute shoe. I usually wear a 9.5 but this 10 just fit. A little tight when i first put them on but they stretched nicely after the first wearing. Love the minimal profile of the sole, but it still has a decent amount of padding in the sole. exactly what I was hoping for and the color is very pretty.

Like other reviewers, I needed to go a half size larger than normal. This shoe is cute and needed no break in time. I love that about Frye. Leather insoles keep my feet cool too.

I loved these and thought they were so cute... but the were very very tight and narrow. I am a size 11 so I could not go up a size, but I would have if I could!

My sister was with me when I tried these on and she said, with a slight pause, "They remind me of the shoes Aunt Mary Lou wears." (Well, I am sure you have an Aunt Mary Lou of your own, and you know what you would do...) Also, they were tight in the toe box so had the appearance of my feet wanting to explode -- sort of the shoe version of that "Her jeans are too tight" look... Pro: the footbed felt quite nice.

I love the look of these, but the fit was totally wrong for me. I ordered the size 7, which is what I typically wear. I consider the width of my foot to be about average, although I have lower arches, which can add width to the foot, as I see it. These shoes were too tight and too narrow. I felt the restriction in the width of the shoe as well as in the toe box. Some stretching may have occurred if I gave it time, due to the leather construction, but it wasn't worth the risk for me as I could foresee these remaining uncomfortable. As a side note, even though I have low arches, I do not rely on arch support in my shoe because I strive to correct that imbalance internally (by working my body differently) rather than externally (using a tool, like a shoe or a shoe insert). With that being said, I found these shoes to be difficult to work with for one who has the tendency to overpronate (or allow the foot to roll in), which is common in low arches. For anybody who does seek a shoe with arch support, this is not it. For anybody who has flat feet or the tendency to overpronate, I would be willing to guess this shoe may be a struggle. I could imagine it working out well for a narrow foot, average arch, no tendency towards overpronation. I ended up returning these and purchasing the Frye Melanie slip on standard shoe, not the T-strap. I have found this one running true to size, with a width appropriate to the size. I would recommended that shoe over this one. This review was written about the shoe being sold as of July 2015. In case there are any adjustments made to the shoe in the years to follow, perhaps the things I have stated in this review will not hold truth for a future version of this shoe.

Super cute, but run small! Bought these from Amazon and they were a full size or size and a half smaller than my Frye ballet flats. Had to send back and since I am at the large end of available sizes I couldn't order them larger.

This shoe is a disappointment. It looks cute and I love the color, but the shoes offer no support at all. My foot slips around in the back yet the toe box is quite narrow (though it did stretch a bit from when I first wore it).