Customer Reviews Bloch Balance Pilates

I bought these because I go to pilates daily and the grippy socks can sometimes slide and slip around. I saw a girl in my class with these and she raved about them. She told me they run large and said she got a smaller size. I also saw some reviews on Zappos that said they run large as well. I found the opposite to be true. I ordered my regular size and tried em out. I love the feel. They also don't make my feet sweaty which is what I didn't like about the Nike wraps version of a pilates/yoga shoe. After wearing these I felt some irritation between my large and second toe. I called Zappos and as usual got the best service on the planet. They sent me the next size up, got it the next day. I haven't tried em in class but I can already tell they are a much better fit. If you do a lot of pilates or yoga you should try these! I got the turquoise and black ones. Super cute. All my classmates are going to be jelly. XOXO

A little funny looking. Toes area makes it a little tight. Would be much more comfortable if toes were not separated at all. Seems durable

This is a little gem, but while most Bloch shoes tend to run small, this one runs a bit large. I would normally order a size 8 in Bloch shoes even though my regular street shoe size is 7.5. I ordered the 8 since no half size option, and it feels loose in the arch and the strap feels too tight in the ankle due to the longer length. hoping the 7 will be ok since there was no half size option.

I love the design and these would have been great if there wasn't a design flaw, I was planning to use these for Barre classes for foot support and to protect the bottoms of my feet. Unfortunately, like another user mentioned, the strap is way too tight and is not adjustable so I can't use them. The shoe part fit true size and the toe holes were comfortable. Too bad!

Bloch has a great concept with this shoe, however the ankle strap is too tight and too close to the ankle. My foot began "falling asleep" as soon as I tried them on, and I should add that my ankles are small. I ordered both size 7 and 8, and both had the same problem on my foot. The placement of the strap also prevents the shoe from making contact with your arch. In addition, all Bloch shoes I've owned tend to run small, but this one runs large in length. This is a new design for Bloch, and I loved the toeless feature and that portion of the shoe fit perfectly. I am hopeful Bloch will make some adjustments to this design, especially the ankle strap placement, because it has great potential as a studio shoe and would fill in a gap between jazz/dance shoes and sneakers.