Customer Reviews Born Iwa

Nice fit, nice leather - somehow too much shoe for the look. Felt bulky on me. Wanted to love, tried on with many different outfits. Did not work for me.

I wear an 8-1/2. I ordered these shoes in both an 8 and a 9. The 8 was way too small (my toes hung over the end), 9 was a good fit. However, they have absolutely no arch support which does not work for me. Also, they're totally flat. With a little arch support and maybe a platform of 1/2 to 1 inch, they would be perfect. The leather is very soft, the style is cool.

for me, they were too short.... my narrow foot might also be a factor, but no one wants to see my toes jetting off the end!! will go back, sadly! they are cute??

I wear a true 8-1/2 and ordered these in both 8 and 9. The 8-1/2 was way too small, and the size 9 fit well. However, they are totally flat and there is absolutely no arch support. I'm on my feet quite a bit and will not be able to wear these. These shoes are very cute and would be perfect if they had arch support and a little bit of a platform for height. I'm very disappointed - I have loved some of my Born shoes in the past.

I wear a narrow. It was my mistake to try these and I they were so cute. The leather and the workmanship are excellent.

These sandals are so cute! They were comfortable to wear right out of the box except they have no arch support. Unfortunately, I need arch support so I had to return them.

Cute shoe/sandal but ,overall too big on my foot. It looked sloppy. The zipper doesn't come all the way up the back of the shoe. It was just too big on my skinny ankles and narrow feet.

10 surprisingly too small and I could tell it wouldn’t stretch enough. 11 too big and will even stretch a little bit more. Width felt good with both. My middle aged ankles fit both sizes fine. What a bummer. I can’t make either work. I’ve been looking for a sandal just like this forever. They are really nice besides the fact that they don’t fit me. Sadly returning both sizes.

As others have mentioned, the "Red" is actually a burnt orange or rust color. At first, I was ok with it, but when I started trying on clothes and thinking about what I'd actually wear with these rust-colored shoes, I realized they just didn't work well with my wardrobe. I either want a true red or a real orange -- not rust. As far as comfort, they seemed ok, but the ankle has the potential to rub with every step. I think this is a shoe that needs to fit pretty perfectly in order to be wearable.

good quality leatherl well constructed but too wide in the heel

Beautiful shoe but a little snug. Would definitely buy in a larger or 1/2 larger size

Want to love these! I hope they stretch after wearing!

I purchased these in the beige/tan suede. I am measured as a 7.5 but wear a 7 in Born, and the 7 fit well. I also have fairly severe bunions. The good: the soft leather felt comfortable and covered my bunions. I only tried them in my house, but this seemed like a comfortable shoe. Why I'm returning them: It is a lot of leather and gave me a "horse hooves" effect that wasn't flattering. I am a small person, and I think the proportions just weren't right for me, because I like the look on the average-size people in stock photos.

Scuffed when received. Returned and reordered. LOVE THIS BOOTIE SANDAL!!

These fit like a snug glove! The only place this concerned me was at the zipper. I think after wearing a couple times they would have been perfect. The next size up would have been way too big. I purchased the bronze and it was a little too shimmery and orange hued for me.

This was an odd sandal style. Very narrow and the zipper in the back was hard to zip. I really liked the picture and wanted them to fit...but they are going back!

The right sandal is all scratched up on both sides. Most of it came off with mommy spit & a paper towel, but not all of it. I don’t care enough to deal with it, but really prefer scratching my own shoes.

This is not rust it is a terracotta -salmonish. Very disappointing ??

I really loved these when I got them last summer. But this summer I’ve worn them and noticed that the color has faded substantially. They now look to be a faded blue-gray color instead of the more vibrant blue they were. And when I pull back the leather, the part that’s not been exposed to the sun remains the original color. So basically they faded after normal wear over the course of two summers. And I work in an office so most of that wear was indoors. I did walk around in them in Greece this summer, where it was sunny, but if using them outside causes fading, that’s a problem. I plan to order some blue shoe polish to see if I can restore them before next summer. If not for this I’d rate them higher as they are stylish and comfortable.

The color was not a true match-- came more grey/lavender not blue/marine.

For me, super uncomfortable on the toe area, when taking a step it feels like toes are going to be cut off. These did not work for my very average 7.5 size foot.

I purchased the taupe suede. Nice material, soles, not so. As these shoes only run in whole sizes, I found I had to go up, not down. Could not even get my foot inside the sandal. Maybe they could do better in the sole department too. I thought the soles were cheap looking for a somewhat expensive shoe. What do you expect, made in China.

zipper COMPLETELY damaged

too narrow

Unfortunately the sandals arrived with a stain on the suede.