Customer Reviews El Naturalista Leaves N5001

Nice style but the sole is narrow and felt a little tippy. Wish there was a 39.5 with El Naturalista. They are consistently a hair too short in the toe area. Returned.

Just not the same as my other el naturalista’s. Sent them back :( I like the yargasill line.,please bring back !!

This shoe is really cute, and I like the height it gave me. I tried them after being on my feet all day, and the left shoe was a little too narrow and pinched the outside of my foot. Also, the foot bed is pretty flat, so there's not much support there. All that being said, my sister loves the pair she purchased. I'm wondering if hers fit better since she' a solid "9," and my foot is 8.5, but this shoe runs "8-8.5" for its size 39. I've purchased Aetrex size 39, and that pair fit perfectly, and they were similar in style. Aetrex has the best arch support, but unfortunately, their styles look a bit too frumpy this season. That's why I was drawn to this pair because they didn't look dated.

I love the style but, these are too narrow for me.

Too tight across the top of the toes.

I know this shoe was on the narrower side, but I didn't expect the toe box to be so narrow. Around my arch was narrow, but then my toes felt constricted as well. It was the right size, everywhere else, but just too narrow for comfort. I have slightly wider feet, but not by much. I think these are for folks with narrow feet.

I liked the look of this shoe and it fit well enough. I returned them, though. The first problem was that they felt heavy. I have a similarly styled Dansko shoe that feels lighter. This shoe felt clunky to me. The second issue was that the toes, which are kind of a hard shell, seemed scuffed right out of the box. I don’t think they had been worn before. The color was great, but I think it was not going to wear well. I ordered the Stella N5201 in the same ocean color and I love them! They are lighter and the leather feels more supple and less prone to wearing unevenly on the toe.

These shoes looked cute, but they ran small! I chose my normal size 37- my feet are on the narrow side of the medium width spectrum and these definitely ran smaller than normal. Had to send them back. The hunt continues. Really need a closed-toe sandal with decent arch support for work. Can’t wear open toed shoes at work. These didn’t have any arch support.

This is the second pair of El Naturalista Leaves N5001 that I am returning. Both pair "squeaked" when walking.