Customer Reviews Taos Footwear Star

This shoe is super cute, even at size 12. The arch support is surprisingly good. However, there's inadequate padding for the foot bed and the heel rubbed terribly. I wore them in the house for several days in hopes that I'd find I really liked them. Nope. They're going back. :(

I wanted to love this shoe the style is very cute and they looked great on. The problem for me was that the upper was very stiff. I just don’t have the patience to break shoes in I want them to be comfy out if the box. These weren’t.

Agree with others that these run a touch small. Best to go up a size. More arch support than a standard converse, but still not likely to be a shoe I'd want to do a full day of walking in.

I ended up returning these shoes. Online they look really cute but in person, it didn't work out. Kinda like my love life but that's another story. They have great arch support and seem really well made but the shape, particularly through the toe box, is odd. I was hoping to imitate the cute Keds or Chuck Taylor style shoes and these fell short of that, coming off more like the typical shapeless orthotic shoe. Also worth noting the arch support is significant, almost painfully so, and the shoe does not have much cushion but the insole is removable for custom inserts. They do seem to run a little small. I ordered a half size up and that would have worked just fine for me had the style been what I was looking for.

I normally wear a 7 1/2 W so I went up a size to an 8. I've returned the 8 and tried an 8 1/2 and these shoes still don't fit right. I'm so disappointed because I love the style - but they just aren't made for wide feet, so back the second pair goes!

Beautifully made shoe, but overall stiff materials. Did not give me the ease and softness I look for in a sneaker. Felt more like a leather oxford.

9 too small, 9.5 too big. Sad because they are very cute! I never know how to use the stars if the shoes are cute and if I think they would fit someone else but they just don't fit me. Sometimes I go with 5 stars all around but that doesn't seem quite accurate. I am going to go with 3 for overall on these but that seems so personal!

Based on so many reviews that said how comfortable these shoes are, I was expecting to find them cushioned and comfy. But, I find them to just be stiff and have no cushioning at all. The footbed, especially at the ball of the foot, feels like walking on a wood plank. They DO have great arch support, which I need and like, but other than that, I find them terribly uncomfortable. I'm going to try them with a different insole, but if that doesn't drastically improve the comfort level, they'll be going back.

I found the sole of these shoes to be very hard and not flexible. The top-back of the heel dug into my ankle and was also quite stiff. Maybe in time it would have softened up, but didn't want to go through a break in period. The style was cute, seemed sturdy, and the arch support and insides of the shoe structure were very supportive. Just not for me.

I really wanted to love these shoes from the moment I put them. But, alas, no. I ordered a half size bigger than what I usually wear. Overall fit was fine with room in the toe box. I ordered the Burnt Orange and loved the color and look of the shoe. However, walking around in them made my lower back ache. The arch support felt like I had a large rock under my arch. After wearing them for awhile around the house, my feet got sweaty. Today, I put them on with light weight low cut socks. That provided a bit more cushioning.. But the socks slipped down my heel when I walked. Unfortunately, they are going back.

Too narrow unless I remove the insole. They felt a little short too. Cute though.

To be fair, I only tried them on. But, I didn't like the style. I tried grey with "white", but it was off-white. I

THe shoe was a little stiff and rubbed on my ankles. Wore it around the house a few days to soften it up but no go... return this, I must.

These shoes are a bit perplexing to me. They have amazing arch support, and the heel cushion is great. But they have almost no cushioning in the metatarsal region or under the ball of the foot. They've been fine with a cushion in the front half, but they seem a little expensive to need an insert.

These ran small enough that they hurt my feet. Recommend getting a half size larger. They are very stiff shoes and need lots of breaking in to be comfortable.

These are really cute but run small and very narrow.

I ordered a size 7 instead of my usual 7. The shoe is very cute but too narrow for my foot and bunion/hammer tow.

These are cute, but too narrow in the toe area for my slightly wide feet. They also feel a bit stiff. Insole is thick and cushioned, but the sole is thin.

These are crazy cute and run crazy short. Sadly I ordered a half size up because of the reviews. I should have ordered a full size larger. I thought I could make it work - wore them so I couldn't send them back and had to give them away. Its was a bummer. If you can get them to fit...Yay you.

I ordered larger but they were tight and hurt my feet. They were so good looking on, just didn't feel good. So sad.

I really like this shoe and it has a pretty good arch support. However, for me there wasn't enough of an insole and I like to have some cushioning in my shoes. Color was great. Wish I could find this style that had a good insole.

I wanted these shoes to fit really bad, but am bummed because they didn't. They are very cute and fun. I bought the charcoal and the color was perfect. I have wide feet so I ordered a size up, also the description said they ran small. But they were too tight. The left shoe felt pretty good, but the right was too snug. I could feel the back of the heel rubbing on what little time I wore them around the house. I new a blister would be coming on. The support inside is really nice, they are not flat like other canvas shoes this style. The only real issue I had with these shoes, besides them being too small for my wide feet is the laces were short. I barely had enough to tie them. I sure these will fit good on someone with a normal width foot.

If you wear an 8 order a 1/2 size bigger. They also have a narrow toe box.

Cute shoe, but runs about a 1/2 size small.

Runs a 1/2 size small. Knowing that, I ordered a larger size which fit, but I didn't think this sneaker was particularly comfortable. Don't know what all the hype is about. I returned it. Cute sneaker, though.