Customer Reviews Steve Madden Irenee Sandal

I was excited about this purchase until I opened my package. The sandal was cute, but the posterior of the shoe from heel to strap looked faded. As if scuffed or wore out in color in certain spots. Very disappointing .. I had to check the bottom of the sandal to make sure they weren’t already used. I didn’t return them because I NEEDED them for a trip I was going on the previous day.

Cute shoe but not made for a wide foot.. as least not my wide foot.

Nice shoes but they are so narrow that I'm going to have to exchange them for a wide size (which I have never needed before).

Although I ordered a wide it was very narrow for my daughters foot.. Front strap is quite low on the toes.

Cute sandals but cheaply made.

I needed a low heel dress sandal, but this is not the one. I forgot how stiff patent leather is so this was not very comfortable, but the main reason I returned them is because the ankle strap is to short and tight and hard to fasten without help .

Fit was too narrow. I didn't like the way the material felt or looked.

This shoe was very attractive, however the back is very stiff and rigid. Without a perfect fit from back to toe it slides around too much making it too uncomfortable to keep.

I could hardly get the ankle strap around my ankle. No support on the foot bed. Cute shoes, but would be a nightmare to wear.

Width and length were good. Back portion was so high and stiff. Couldn’t imagine wearing all night.

These were nice but felt cheap compared to the other brands I tried. I’m usually a huge SM fan but these didn’t feel like they’d be comfortable for hours. Nude color is nice and on the blush side. Returning for the Sam Edelman’s instead.

These gave me horrid toe blisters! I think they are just a tad too spacious on my foot, which is more narrow. I'm an 11.25 and needed the 12 to get a long enough arch length in the shoe. I wish these were made with natural materials, which might breathe better and reduce friction. I plan to see if a cobbler can fix these and make them comfortable for me.

The blush suede is more like a nude suede color. I like the color very much.

The tan nubuck is more like a nude color. I like the nude color very much.

The nude patent is true nude and I like the color very much. The material is a bit hard though. However the size didn't fit me.

This is my first Zappos review. First of all, I want to focus on that Zappos customer service is definitely one of the best. Fast shipping, fast returns and refunds. The collection is broad, having good stock of wide sizes. Beyond that, I've researched many models from different brands of similar style sandals. Steve Madden's Sandal is the closest to Stuart Weitzman's in style, which is the most famous and leading product but in a different price range. The differences between SM's and SW's are, first the insoles of SM are manmade, unfortunately very crappy manmade. They are very easily damaged and every time you wear it, you feet will be crazily black; plus as like all manmade insoles, they are slippery, so your feet will always slide forward while walking. Second, the width of SM's medium/regular width sandals is slightly narrower than SW's. The wide width sandals are much wider than the regular one. In the end, for feet slightly wider than the standard, like mine, will feel tight with SM's regular and too loose with the wide version. I would say SW's regular width fits my feet better, but that's just for feet like mine - slightly wider than standard. Other details are not very important, like better designed supporting ankle straps from SW's and more natural arc, because after all the price is much higher. In terms of style, SM is pretty good. It looks very good on feet since they're genuine suede upper. If the width of SM would fit my feet, I would definitely give it a four star. The front of Nine West's sandals are tapered down more quickly towards little toes, which I consider as a small detail that doesn't make it as pretty as others, though minor. Aldo's Mellisa is also good in terms of style, though it's manmade everywhere but cheaper accordingly. It has similar width in regular as SM's. Call it spring has almost exactly the same style as Aldo's, manmade everywhere and a better price. The width in regular is similar or a tiny bit wider. Overall I would say, depending on the width of your feet and how much you would like to spend, this pair of sandal is a good choice if it fits you. If you have slightly wider feet, I would recommend you go with the regular width because the wide is much wider. But the wide version would be definitely a stylish choice for people with true wide feet.

Cute, too wide and clunky

Cute heel, color was beautiful in person but I have a narrow foot because even the regular width was too wide for my foot; I sadly had to return these

These shoes would have been perfect, but when I received them they weren’t wrapped up or protected. Certain areas looked worn from rubbing around in the box. I have to return them.

These ran really narrow. The strap was up super high but the look is still cute. I had to exchange for the wide.

Liked the style but felt slightly narrow, & not much of any arch support. These are getting returned because the back digs into the back of your ankle.

The strap across the toes was too tight. Overall these sandals were not comfortable.

The color was darker than I had pictured. Also felt that the ankle strap was uncomfortable and as I had found shoes with lower heels I decided to return these.

Not comfortable at all! Wore one night out and had to take them off. Tried to wear them another night and right before I left the house had to take them off and change.

This was the first time I've been in the market for a sandal with a block heel, and unfortunately this low heel height did not look good on my feet. Also, the ankle straps are thin - after walking around at home there seemed to be too much give, so I was worried that they would not hold up over time. Unfortunately I am returning these.