Customer Reviews Blondo Villa Waterproof Bootie

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.

I love these boots but in the first season of wear they started to peel off on the heel. l will try to replace

These are cute but the right boot creased my middle toe in half... :(. Couldn't walk with them. Super cute though and it sounds like they fit most people darn it.

I have loved these shoes for a long time; however, the heal only looks stacked. It isn't actually. It's plastic covered in some kind of felt-like material. This material got torn while I was wearing it and now the boots are unwearable--it looks awful. I obviously need to pay more attention to the material on the heals of boots--this was a super big bummer.

Agree they are roomy but the opening is wide and rigid and just don't think they will ever get comfortable for me. I want to love these but just look really clunky on my size 12. Going back.

Jsut note that successful in style on this bootie. Love the idea, leather and waterproof. Maybe it's the Cognac color which was not quite stylish to me that made them unattractive. Also, the higher front at the top rubbed my ankle on both sides. Sorry I did not like them and they're going back.