Customer Reviews Rockport Taylor Waterproof Cap Toe

I live in a wet area, so I bought these specifically because they are sold as "waterproof." I haven't had a rainy day yet to know how waterproof they are, but I can update this review later. The heel is a little soft; some may like the extra cushion, but I prefer the stability of a higher density sole. My biggest surprise and disappointment is how easier the upper shows any marks of any kind. After the very first wear, the tongue, for example, looked liked it had been rubbed with sandpaper. The leather upper distresses so easily, and I was expecting a high gloss upper. This will need to get touched up regularly to look professional, and I'm not sure if I'll like them enough to believe they are worth the extra effort.

These were recommended to me as similar to the discontinued Ellingwood. They appear mildly malformed after wearing twice. I returned to my old pair of Ellinwoods, which are even now in better shape than these and they are I believe 6 years old.

these shoes are DEFINITELY NOT slip resistant. I work in a restaurant & need much better traction while in the kitchen. they are good looking shoes but they hurt my feet.

This is a very nice shoe, but unfortunately, it was approximately a full size too large. I wear a 15 W in every other shoe I own, but this one was the exception.

I don't know what's happened to Rockport, but their dress shoe quality has gone down precipitously. Almost all of their dress shoe options (if not all) have rubber soles, like sneakers, and the leather is very cheap and wrinkly. The shoes have almost no weight to them. If I were planning to run a marathon in them, this would be ok. But I want to wear them to the office and to formal occasions and they just feel too cheap and casual now. In the past, I've loved my Rockports (Evander is my favorite pair) because they're comfortable and sturdy/shiny, with proper dress shoe soles. But the company seems to have lost its way.

Rockport Taylor: 2 big issues. 1) after the first wearing the polish came off any area that flexed. It looks like an old soft comfortable shoe. That is not the look I wanted after the first wearing. I re-polished but this leather will not hold polish. 2) The soul squeaks when I walk. This is unacceptable after only two months of use. I was enough disappointed that I will likely never buy a Rockport again.

The wide is actually tight across the toes at the base of the shoe, but with extra useless material that puffs up above the toes. It's as if the designer expects your foot to reshape itself to match the shoe.

Ordered size 12, got a box that said size 12, but shoes inside were size 13.