Customer Reviews Taos Footwear Crave

The look of these boots is fantastic! But unfortunately for me the width is too tight. Even with loosening the laces a lot, it still hurt across the bridge of my foot. I have moderately wide feet.

These shoes are simply the best , the grey color is not really grey.

Beautiful boot. The color is really nice, not teal, not forest green, sort of changeable and stylish. Problem is that I wear a size 11 M and this is slightly too narrow and definitely too small. Had to return and order a size up. I ordered a 42. The 43 fits, but is none too large. No thick socks with this one.

I tried these as a previous reviewer stated they were equal to Frye's brand! Not even close to the quality! The soles are synthetic and buckle on the heel is faux? Frye's are Superior!!

Ok...so this is still a work in progress, but despite all the amazing reviews, high hopes, and my true love of the look of this boot, getting them to fit (and be comfortable) has been quite a process! I don't know who all the people are who think they are true to size, comfortable out of the box, and have arch support- this wasn't exactly true for me. I am an 8, pretty much always. I got the 39, as I would with other shoes. It was very short for my foot, and ultimately, too small. I would have had to loosen all the laces, wear super thin socks (which would defeat the purpose of the boots being warm in winter) and stretch them out a lot to get them to fit- I was so sad!!! So, I ordered the 40- something I have never done before- that's like a size 9! Those were too big, and my feet swam in them, even in thick socks...but, so loving this boot style, I valiantly tried to make it work. I bought special insoles (and first did research on insoles) and ended up swapping out the very uncomfortable (for me) Taos insoles for the ones with more support. The Taos ones are leather and nice, but I felt there was nothing under my arch- too much space! Maybe my arch is much higher than other reviewers? I often want more arch support, but could not get it with the Taos insoles in this boot. Next, I donned my thick wool socks. Finally, I tied the laces tight, and even did the wrap around my ankle...and...it worked!!! Mostly!! They are still big, and at times I feel I am clomping around in them even with those extra measures, and I may still need to stick even more padding under my arch- but I am WEARING them! Hooray!! The moral of the story is...was that worth it? I am not sure!! They are beautiful, and I love them, and they are truly a good quality shoe that I feel would hold my feet well, if they were the RIGHT SIZE. I WOULD have been a 39 1/2 (despite being an 8 in other shoes). I can't believe no one else has had a problem with no half sizes in these. Please, Taos, MAKE HALF SIZES! These amazing boots are worth it! I was interested in the Tall Crave as well, but it doesn't make any sense if it doesn't fit my foot naturally. I got the bordeaux color, which I was hoping would be more of a true burgundy, but is actually darker, and like some reviewers said, looks like two different colors- dark brown indoors, dark dark burgundy in daylight. Still gorgeous, though. Thanks Zappos for your easy returns! I hope this story helps other boot buyers out there...

A previous reviewer stated these boots were equal to Frye? Not hardly, first the soles are synthetic not leather. Heel was also plastic. Wow even the color Teal? Well by all of my own references it is a dark green shade. Wow, so disappointed with these boots, keep to making sandals, they're great. Also, these ran short about 1/2 a size and just were cheaply built. Send them a packing.

Cute boot, but not comfortable at all so I had to return them.

While I love the style, they just are not comfortable. First thing I did was remove the insole and replace it with one from my Merrill, that improved it but they are so stiff and and the toe box is too narrow. So cute, wanted to keep them but for $200.00 they need to be way more comfortable.

Beautiful boot. I got the teal, and as others have said, it isn't really teal, it's more of a dark green. I loved the style of the boots, but am sending them back because I have "bad" feet and they just don't work for me, even with super feet inserts.

I am a 'true' 9.5, but these felt just a wee bit too small. I do think if I'd worn them for an hour or so to get the leather to soften, and with thin socks, they would have been just right, but I just didn't like the style enough to try. I must say though: they made my feet look SMALLER than most boots do.

This top of the foot portion of this boot was stiff and made a full walking stride difficult as it cuts across the top of the foot. Perhaps someone with a lower arch wouldn't have this problem. It's a cute style but had to return.

There were so many reviews I didn't read them. My mistake. And here I go adding one more. I imagine many people have shared that the gray is not gray but brown. Not even close to gray, especially with the brown laces. Since I'm looking for gray shoes, I had to send them back. I will add that I'm usually between a 7 and 7.5, and with this shoe 7.5 would be better.

I need to talk color (bordeaux) and sizing. I am a solid size 8. Never an 8 1/2 and never a 7 1/2. My foot is wide, but not wide enough to be a wide width. As recommended I went to the Taos website. According to them my size is 39. In European sizing I'm typically a 38. These "bordeaux" boots are not rich in color like the photos. More of a bland brown with a touch of burgundy. The top is bordeaux. Now sizing. THESE ARE NOT NARROW. The 39 as recommended for me is too wide and too long. Even with my thickest wool socks, straight out of the box they are too big. I have foot surgery coming up so I will keep them, but I am totally confused by all the sizing discrepancy. Seems like Taos is all over the place.

Loved the boots, super cute, but.... The color that was shown in the pictures, Blue, looked Soooooo dark and Green! ??

I am shocked at all the great review surrounding comfort. While these are really cute they are so stiff up the back of my foot I cannot wear them. Ordered 8.5, normally and 8 and they a 9. While the 9 was a better fit, they are way to uncomfortable to keep.

These boots are as beautiful in person as they look online. I have very narrow heels and slim ankles. So, these were true to length but too roomy in the heel even with two pairs of socks. Also, I had them laced up so the two sides overlapped at the top of the shaft. For this much money, I decided not to try to make them work and returned them.

Gorgeous teal (more blue than green), nice stylish casual boots. Forefoot was a little narrow for my wider foot, and the leather is pretty firm and sturdy. I won't bet on them stretching, so back they go.

Loved these boots but I could not get the sizing correct...bunions and all!Taos is an amazing brand of shoe though. Had to send back.

These are beautiful looking boots, they seem well made, and the inside felt very warm. They're a little chunkier than I expected, although they'd be lovely for winter with a pair of jeans. My issue with them was the arch support, it was prominent towards the back of my arch, but didn't continue along the length. For the price, I wasn't willing to see if the support improved with wear. I was excited to get these, but unfortunately they're going back.

Boot solidly made. I wanted the camel color as pictured, but what arrived was decidedly brown. Returned as the color pictured apparently doesn't exist.

Wanted to keep these so bad and have them be my go-to boot. Love everything except the color. Can't get over the shade of brown. Just not feeling it in person. I'm a 7, I ordered 38 which worked just fine, with room for socks.

Wanted to keep these so bad and have them be my go-to boot. Love everything except the color. Definitely not grey in person. More like ash brown- grey segment at top but altogether looks warm brown. I'm a 7, I ordered 38 which worked just fine, with room for socks.

These boots are really cushy- a friend of mine who works in restaurant service swears by them. Unfortunately, they are really narrow, especially in the toe-box. But so stylish! It seems that the wide version is available elsewhere, just not on the Zappos website.

I read the reviews on these and thought I would try them. They felt very narrow and did not have a very soft footbed. To be fair, I do have many problems with my feet (bone spurs etc.), so I may not be the best judge of boots. If you have bunions, spurs, or wide feet, these are not for you. They are very stylish and are well made.

Had high hopes for this boot given the reviews. Size 39 felt a size too small. Much too narrow across the toe box, not suitable for wide feet. And surprisingly stiff. Thought these would offer durable yet supple leather and flexibility similar to Pikolinos. Love the color (ink blue) and silhouette of the boot but would unlikely be comfortable even if I went a size up.