Customer Reviews New Balance L555 - Flipduo

I love the all-black option on the shoe's upper, and am replacing another favorite pair of New Balance sneakers. However, my usual size was snug in this style, then the size up looked long and skinny... Returning.

What a disappointment! I've been wanting shoes like this for a while, and when mine arrived, I was delighted with their lovely color (Cosmic Sky) and their lightness. But New Balance is letting down the wide-footed customers who count on them with this shoe. In the wide width, the shoe itself runs narrower than it should (and I say this as someone who wears New Balance running shoes almost daily). To make matters worse, the even narrower insole doesn't extend to the edges of the shoe, leaving an irritating gap. I'll see if putting in a different insole makes a difference, but New Balance has dropped the ball with its wide sizing here.

Cute shoes but run small. I have a wide foot but almost always wear an 8; orders 8 wide and way too short

I'm in between a regular width and wide width and these were too narrow for me. I should have gotten a wide (but there wasn't a wide available in my size). Otherwise I like the style, though the shoe laces seem pretty cheap- I bet they wouldn't last very long.

Very cute and love the color. They run a little small and narrow. I always wear a 7M. Based upon other reviews, I ordered a 7.5M. The length is fine, but wished I ordered a wide as well.

These shoes are TINY!! I have very narrow feet and normally wear and 8.5. The 8.5s were way too small so I returned them for a size 9. Still too small!! And of course they are out of the 9.5, so disappointed. I was planning to wear these on my trip to Europe next week. They are super cute and I think they would be very comfortable if I could get them in a size that fit.

I bought these to take with me to Europe to have a comfortable but more stylish walking shoe. I wore them for 10 days and they were great. Now home I wear them for running errands, etc. They are stylish with a low sock and the insole is comfy. My only complaint is that the insole, because you are meant to be able to take it out and flip it over (thus the "duo") does bunch down and start sliding towards the back of the shoe. If I wear these for more than an hour, I have to take them off and readjust the insole. I didn't see any other reviews that had this problem so perhaps it's a fluke, but it's what kept me from giving them 4-5 stars and what will keep me from buying a replacement pair when these wear out. With the exception of this issue, this was exactly the shoe I wanted to travel Europe. (And luckily, it only started happening on the last day!)

These shoes run very small. I usually get a 9.5 sneaker and the 10s were squeezing my toes. The heel line sits very low so you need low socks. Sole is very cushy and comfy though!

These shoes were cute and lightweight - but they did not hold up well after 8 days in Europe. I almost feel like I need to throw them away bc they are worn out after just a short use.

I normally wear a size 10 but go up for sneakers. A 10 and a half usually works for New Balance. These were quite small. In addition, they offer very little arch support or comfort, given the price.

I liked them, and they fit well but there was absolutely no arch support in them. I just don't think you should have to buy $25 insoles to make a pair of shoes wearable. These are sneakers, not flip flops. If they don't have arch support, what is the point?

Like the look of this shoe, but it runs very narrow. I ordered up 1/2 size due to other reviews but still to narrow.

I love the look and feel of these, but the insoles haven't held up at all. They're flat, ripping, and slide out of place easily.

Not a wide width. Too bad, because i really liked the color and style.

I returned another pair of sneakers because these were the ones I originally wanted but they had gone out of stock. Was terribly disappointed when I got them though because they were SO SMALL compared to the other pair (same brand shoe). These were so small that I couldn't even tie them (I am a size 6, ordered a size 6), I put one shoe on and immediately took it off. They were cute, but went back immediately. Decided not to exchange for a larger size because not only were they small in both length and width, but were also very shallow and didn't feel like they would offer any type of support at all. Cute, but not worth it in my opinion.

First let me say, I usually wear Brooks tennis shoes. I like their wide toe box. That being said, I ordered these thinking they were the same as a shoe I ordered from another site. Wrong! These have a VERY narrow, tight toes box it actually hurt my toes just trying them on...and I ordered a whole size bigger. Sorry I can't recommend these if you need room in your toes. They are cute and nice for casual wear, it they fit your feet.

They run extremely small. I wondered if my pair was actually mismarked. Not even close to fitting!

awful. got the wide. and just no. not wide at all and actually painful to wear. ended up tossing them after the 3rd wearing. don't bother

I'm a loyal New Balance customer, but these shoes did not work for me. They fit quite strangely -- wide around the ankle but dramatically narrower and very shallow across the toes (even in the wide width). The reversible insole does feel nice and cushy (why I gave them 3 stars for comfort), but I had to return them because of the fit.

the shoe is too small. I compared it to same style as an old pair of new balance and the shoe looks even smaller.

I wanted these to work so badly, but they really are narrow! I don't normally have an issue with narrow shoes, but did with these. I'm so sad they don't make these in a wider width! meow, meow.