Customer Reviews Taos Footwear Z Soul

There is something wrong with the left shoe. The top of the zipper on the inside of the shoe is sharp and hurts. The right shoe is ok.

They're cute (the dark blue is maybe a little TOO cutesy for me) and as-pictured. The sole is comfy and overall the width is normal... but they feel too small. My toes push right up against the front of the shoe in a way that's not comfortable. I wore them for about 30,000 steps hoping they'd stretch as they broke in, but no luck. Might try a half size up next time.

The seemed a bit large for my usual 8 1/2 W. They also were very stiff. I will return to my usual Brooks. Please thank Lloyd, in Jamaica, for his help in getting a return label.

These are super cute! My sister has a pair and she loves them. I love the looks, and I love the arch support, but there is so much support that the ball of my foot is forced in a ‘hole’ of sorts. Makes my feet hurt, but only when I walk. ?????Sadly, I had to return them.

it was hard to zip due to arch of my foot

I love the look but I can't zip the zipper on the shoe over my foot and it feels to short in the toe. I wear a 7 1/2-8 and ordered the 8.

These were pretty comfortable and supportive. They looked cute too. The side zippers were very stiff and not as convenient to use as I'd hoped. Unfortunately, the white surface quickly looked dirty. I threw them in the wash machine like I would for any other sneakers, and they became discolored all over and were basically ruined. So don't do that. If you can keep them clean, they're pretty nice shoes.

I tried the Plim Soul and Z-Soul. Both fit about the same length-wise. The Z-Soul had a thicker bit at the heel that I could immediately tell would give me blisters, so I kept the Plim Soul. I also felt the Z-Soul zipper was a little hard to use, so I would probably end up lacing regardless. I have wide, somewhat flat feet and really love that both of these come in wide with decent arch support - I might not even need my orthotics. I went with 9W. I also wear a 9 in the classic, wide toe box Keens, 8W in Vionic sandals, and 8.5W or 9W in athletic sneakers.

Super cute and mostly comfy but the arch support was too far forward.

I thought they would be more comfortable due to the previous reviews. They are not flexible and rather stiff. Not as comfortable as I'd like out of the box.

I loved the look. Shoes appears to be well-made. However, it felt like I was walking on a brick. Maybe if you put a cushion insole in it, or you are young enough that the lack of cushioning & arch support does not bother you, then you will like this shoe. The wide fit and length were both good for me, which made it even more disappointing that these sneakers were so uncomfortable .

I have a bunch of Taos sneakers and thought these with the zippers were so cute. Unfortunately, I did not care for the look with the laces tied and when I tried to stick the laces inside as suggested it was very uncomfortable.

Very narrow! I do not have particularly wide feet but my pinkie was smashed in these. I wanted to like them, but very painful to wear.

Cute shoes but even though I have a narrow foot, I could not get the zipper to work when I had them on. Even my husband tried to zip them up, but it was awkwardly placed and wouldn’t budge. If I left them zipped and tied them, the fit was good but I bought these for the zipper feature.

I really wanted to like these. They're cute and have great arch support, which is hard to find in a casual sneaker. But they are just too small. I tried them in a half size and full size bigger than my usual size, and my toes were jammed up into the end. They're also too narrow. Cute though.

The flowers don't look nearly as pretty in person - looks rather 60's. Individual ones not blended or muted. But the quality is lovely.

This shoe was very stiff and uncomfortable. My foot was swimming inside the shoe(and I don’t have a narrow foot). It also was a heavy shoe, not something I like really. But they are very cute!

this sneaker is big in the toe box and slips on your heel

I liked the look of these shoes, but just too hard and stiff to be comfortable. Didn’t seem like it was a “need to be broken in” type of discomfort, so I returned them

I have duck feet. Narrower heel and a bit wider toe box. So I have a foot that if it fits in length, slips at the heal. Based on reviews, I purchased the Size 8 instead of my normal 7 1/2. The shoe looked great! But when I put it on, it slipped in the heel and I had visions of blisters. Really liked the arch support. The length could have gone down a tiny bit, but feared a 7 1/2 would have been a bit short with heavy socks. So I returned the shoes.

Rub wrong on the inside of my toes. Very stiff, but seem to have good arch support.

I bought these for my daughter who has a wide foot, size 7.5. These were definitely not representative of a wide fit. The zipper is next to to impossible to zip up, which leaves you with the lace up option. The shoes are too snug, even on me who has a less wide foot than she does. It's a no go. Returning.

I really love the style and the arch support is great for me. That said, the zippers are extremely stiff and will not stay up. I wore them without socks for a few hours yesterday (because they are difficult to zip as it is, and completely impossible to zip with anything thicker than the thinnest no-show socks) and I got the worst blisters I’ve had in years. I was out and couldn’t change shoes or get any socks so I just had to suffer. Not sure if I want to keep them. I definitely can’t return them because it’s too late and after yesterday there’s blood on the inside heels. I wish I could recommend these but I just can’t.

The medium width shoe was too wide for my feet. I don’t normally have issues with medium width shoes.