Customer Reviews Blondo Villa Waterproof Bootie

I sooooo wanted these adoreable WATERPROOF booties to work for me - but alas, although the width was perfect for the widest part of my foot it was too wide for my heel and my foot slipped all over. I tried both the 6 and 6.5 wide, the 6 was a better fit which is consistent with my "true" measured size (though I usually end up getting a 6.5 or 7 to get the proper width for my wide feet. For someone with a wider heel these would be wonderful. They have the support of a good fitting cowboy boot and could easily be dressed up or down. I liked these much better than the Valli, which strangely was much narrower even when I purchased the same size.

These boots were comfortable and well made but they are so plain looking in black. They look like rain boots. I'm sending them back.

Ordered in my normal size and also 1/2 size larger in Dark Taupe Suede. Ordered Wide width hoping for more comfortable fit (a lot of my shoes are regular width): Boot is gorgeous, but couldn't even get my foot inside because it was too narrow. Either I got two oddly made pairs, or else these are made for Cinderella and I'm just a step-sister. So back they went :-(

These are really cute boots. I bought the Mushroom color, which is an attractive taupe. I ordered my usual size of 9.5M. They looked so tiny and narrow I was afraid they wouldn't fit. But when I slipped them on, I was surprised to find that they did feel good and fit my foot well. I was pretty happy, and wore them to work today. Sadly, by lunchtime, the ball of my foot and my toes were starting to ache. This is really disappointing. I think it's because there is very little padding. I tried to put in one of my Ariat liners, but it made the boot too tight. So now I'm stuck with $150 boots that really don't feel good. I'm going to try buying a gel liner that is thinner than my Ariat liner and see if that helps. For this price point, I think that Blondo should add a better insert or more padding. I just hope I can get them to work so I haven't just wasted a big chunk of cash! I probably should have just shelled out big bucks for another pair of La Canadiennes (which are the bomb, btw, total comfort and waterproof, too!) or Franco Sartos, which are cheaper but feel a hell of a lot better.

Beautiful boots, but the pointy toe did not give a wide width at all.

This was too large, support seemed ok. Overall leather felt stiff

These were my first try with Blondo. I really wanted to like these boots. The material was soft. I felt like there was good cushion. Unfortunately, my feet overpronate badly. These boots didn't give me enough arch support. I tried with inserts, too. From the side, they looked great, but looking down at my feet, the soft material gave so much that my feet looked like boats to me. I could have tried a half size smaller, but it really felt like the issue was the material giving laterally, not the length. I'm going to return these and try the Blondo Victoria before trying another brand.

They are very cute booties! I did have to return the 7.5 W I bought initially and get the 8 W. I'm fairly between sizes sometimes, though. I was a little disappointed in the comfort of these, though. All the reviews say they are comfortable for long days of walking, but there's really no padding in them. I've had to add gel insoles. I was also a little disappointed in the quality. I don't think the heal is really a 'stacked leather heal' just because the heals scuffed badly just from driving and something gouged the back of the heal and I can see what I believe is plastic under whatever leather/fabric covering it really is. The black leather also scuffs out quite a bit and the boots looked worn pretty quickly, but I'm not really used to leather, and that's probably just how it is. I was going to return them, but I have a trip coming up that I bought them for and decided to make them work. I was able to use a little bit of black polish to even out the color on the heal, evened out the gouged bit and buffed out the toes and made them look nice again. I am still a little disappointed for the $ I paid for these, but Zappos' customer service is amazing and made every attempt to make it right. I'll use these for my trip and come back after to find something else I need :)

LOVE these shoes but the ankle is cut 1/2 too high for comfort. Darn!!

As so many returnees have stated, I really wanted to like this boot. Cute, versatile, and comfortable right out of the box. Not for me. There was a very hard crease across the toes, almost like I had left the cardboard form in, but I had taken it out. Such a bummer. I will keep looking. Obviously, the shoe works for many, so it's totally worth a try, especially since it's easy to return. Just don't get your hopes up too high in advance.

The black leather option is matte, and looks closer to a suede than traditional leather. There’s a tiny hint of shine on the toe, but nowhere else. The stacked heel also has some of this suede-like material on it, and I didn’t like that look. Although the shoe is extremely comfortable (though it runs narrow), the matte/suede look of the leather, to me, gave it more of a “winter boot” look and less of a stylist boot. If the black leather had some sheen to it like a typical leather boot, I would have kept it.

Very cute, nice leather. However very wide in the heel and ankle, and my feet and ankles usually run wide! I was stepping out of them even without socks. Much wider than the Valli bootie which fit true to size

Beautiful boot but was a bit too heavy and heel a tad too high for me to wear for extended periods of time as have back issues. I normally wear a size 11W but decided to order up one whole size to 12W and I'm glad that I did. The size felt like my 11W, so make sure to order up. I wish that I could wear them but unfortunately cannot. Good value.

I really wanted to like these because they are waterproof but they felt really long, large on my instep and tight in the toe so they are going back. Bummer. They kinda smelled funny too (but not enough to make that the reason for the return)

Narrow and pointy. I was so disappointed because I wanted a low heel in this style. The quality is good and the shoes are waterproof. Perfect, right? Wrong! I bought the wide shoes and they fit like a regular. Also, the toe is meant to be pointy anyway so it already looks cheesy. A size up would look like a clown shoe. Why do they even make pointy shoes (or pointy bras)?

Hard to say how they felt on as I could barely get my feet into them. Maybe if you went up a size.

looked good, but did not fit. Also gave off strong odor like industrial glue.

These looked like good quality construction, but didn't fit. I ordered my usual 9 wide - the length was fine but these were much too narrow. The toe was a bit more pointy than I imagined from the picture - I had a more rounded toe in mind.

I don't think I've ever tried on a shoe so far off in terms of sizing. I tend to be a 10.5-11, so I ordered a 10 and it was still way bigger than I needed. I wouldn't be surprised if I fit into a 9! Unfortunately I don't have patience for ordering & shipping things back constantly--unless you're the person who doesn't mind going a round or two with that, I would advise avoiding these. The shoe is fine, but it's such a common style you can probably find something better fitting more easily than decoding their bizarre sizing.

This shoe was too small. I listened to previous reviewers and bought true to size but I should have bought a half size up. I normally am 8.5 but in some styles or brands I'm a 9. Needed a 9 in these. I felt they also looked really big on my foot but the color was nice (cognac). Really wanted some cute waterproof shoes but will be returning these.

fit was ok, but no arch support. Im looking for booties that are very comfortable out of the box, so returning. cute style but no good if my feet hurt.

Very narrow. I don't wear a wide size, but bought the wide after reviews said it ran narrow. The wide was still too narrow. Sad I had to return it, since I loved the style.

These boots were pretty but the front section is very stiff and comes up high above the ankle making it difficult to walk normally. Sadly they are going back.

I did not find these to be very comfortable

This shoe is very cute, but was big in the heel and too tight in the two even though I bought a wide. I have tried on several shoes in this style and they all seem to be too small in the toe box.