Customer Reviews Clarks Helina Alessia

Clarks are usually comfortable right out of the box, but these are an exception. It took three or four wears and one decent-sized heel blister before they were broken in. Now that they are, I wear them all the time -- they're cute (love that they don't reveal any toe cleavage), but definitely not on par with other Clarks in terms of support, cushioning or comfort.

Big fan of Clarks in general, these, however, weren't my favorite and took some time to getting used to. I like them now, but don't love them. Length of the front part looks great on one hand, not your typical ballerina shape, makes the shoe a great fit, a firmer fit too, but it feels somewhat tight at first and almost cuts into your skin a bit. (I wear average, medium width, always fits fine usually.) Other than that, true to size fit.

Felt kind of flimsy and made a bit of a flopping sound when I walk. They are going back. I didn't even wear them out of the house.

This shoe is long! Order under your usual size. Also, the leopard print is very shiny, so don't order unless you want glitz.

I really liked the simple, uncluttered look of these shoes. The platform under the foot is comfortable, but the front seam of the shoe is very stiff and became very painful after only wearing them for a few hours. It left a red ridge on the top of my foot. I could not even put them on the next day. I am disappointed.

I am on the cusp of wide (D) and extra-wide (E). I had to go up an entire half size when purchasing the wide width in this shoe just so that the toe-box did not cut into my arches. Nice and comfy otherwise but I have a feeling that if I end up wearing these walking that they will be cutting into my arch etc after a while. Not what I expected from Clarks or for this price, unfortunately. Finding that many of Clark's shoes run a little tight, though. So, wide widths beware.

Runs a half size big - very unusual for Clarks. I always wear a 10, but this has a big gap in length. Also, this color/style is very shiny.

These shoes are great looking and comfortable, but were too big. The right shoe seemed almost a half size bigger than the left. I hate to do it, but I must return them.

So cute and I really wanted to like this shoe, but as with all shoes with this style of "throat," they were too tight across the top of my foot and the edge of the "throat" was rubbing and chafing. Sadly, I am returning these.

I liked the style very much but the overall fit was not good for me as the toe box had too much room and heels kept slipping. I purchased my normal size of 9 1/2 B.

These shoes are so cute and versatile...however, the stitching on the back of the left shoe rubbed a horrible blister on my heel on first wear. Might just be the way the shoe moves when my foot hits the ground, but why the stitching on the heel in the first place?

Picture makes the shoe look amazingly simple and pretty. Not so hot in person. What is known as the 'vamp' and the 'throat line' which is the top of the shoe's front box, just before your toes. This is too flat and tight & up too high for a nice ballet flat. Makes the flesh of the foot protrude as if bulging. I foresaw blisters with that. Not to mention, the black material was poorly applied. I could see odd edging and fabric bunching from ill placed glue on shoe assembly. I have had bad experience with Clarks before and I really wanted this to work. But, no dice.

These were so cute and had nice cushy heels. I even liked the white soles, which gave the black shoes a defined shape. But, the top part of the shoe came way too far up the front of my foot & was tight there. They left a deep red line and it was too painful to put them on the second day. Maybe better for someone with a lower-profile foot.

I wanted to love these shoes because of the cute design. Unfortunately they were really uncomfortable. The top of the shoe came up to far on the top of my foot and when walking caused the stiff material to cut into my foot. Same with the back of the shoe. After just a few minutes walking, I was getting blisters. Sadly, these will be returned.

These bright red shoes called to me and I just had to have them. Clarks always seem to be narrower on me (I wear a wide, sometimes extra wide depending on the brand or the shoe) but have size 7. I ordered these a half size up in a 7.5wide and still felt they were a little narrow. The other issue is that the front of the shoe (toe box) is long and comes way up on the foot so it digs into my arch a lot. I've worn these a couple of times just doing errands, and while there's a ton of cushion in the heel and the leather upper is very soft and supple they are still a little narrow even a 1/2 size up and they do dig into my arch, so I can't go out walking in them. Overall, great on style--the red is fabulous and the cut-out detail near the heel is so cute. The springy and comfy heel is great. The long toe-box area is not great for those with high arches and those with wide feet may find these problematic, even if you order up. I wish Clarks would make more extra wide widths in these cute styles! Keeping these for kicking around because, hey, they're red and cute! But, I won't be going on any long walks in these.