Customer Reviews Alegria Joleen

This is my first pair of Alegria shoes. It is a struggle to find professional, comfortable shoes for my 12 hour shifts. Soft foamy soles are comfortable at first but my feet ache by the end of my shift. The Alegria Joleen is not a soft foamy shoe. It is a sturdy, protective leather shoe with a substantial cork-like insole. It did take a few days of breaking in for the leather to form to my foot but the support is amazing. I also appreciate the velcro width adjustment can accommodate various sock thicknesses as I vary the types of support socks that I wear. Finally the perfect shoe for my needs! Bravo Alegria!

I have problem wide feet and legs, I’ve been searching for a nice shoe that isn’t athletic. After reading reviews of Alegria shoes I went with the Joleen because of the round toe and the Velcro closer because of swelling. I got them in a few days. Right out of the box they felt great I’m sure as I wear them they will feel even better. I wear a 91/2 W the fit was perfect. The arch was good for me also. These shoes are are made with quality materials and are made well. They will last me a long time. They also look great with my jeans and pants. I would definitely recommend them. Well worth every dollar.

This shoe is very comfortable to stand or walk in. I had them stretched since I have a high instep. They're easy to get into and then closing the strap makes them secure on the foot. One shoe slips on the heel and the other doesn't. You may want to get two pairs to see if you can get two that match that way.

These are great for flat feet that need support.

So comfy! A little funky looking..but my new favorite go to!

I have a bunion and a hammertoe, and need a shoe that has a roomy toe box but is still my size. I really like this shoe because it has a normal heel height and feels solid when I'm walking.

Very comfortable! Normal size fit (wear 8 1/2) - ordered 39 & it was perfect! My feet sometimes require wide, but these are wide enough in medium width. Just perfect. Returned because I feel they are too expensive for me at this time. I'm a little concerned that when they get scuffed I cannot easily polish them due to this colorful design. If I pay this kind of a price, I do not want to have to deal with this issue. Very cute though & comfortable!

I followed advice from reviews about shoe running big and ordered a size down from my usual 8-8.5(38). So I ordered 37. MISTAKE! Then I ordered my normal 38. My toes are hitting the end of the shoe. Now I ve ordered a 39!! If anything, this shoe runs a little smaller than usual. I've had to order one size UP! Please order your normal size or one size up. Only 1 review said that their normal size ran small. They're correct. The shoe is well made and beautiful. Feels great. Don't know about durability yet. Just trying to find the right size first!

I love these shoes. The style is great for my feet and I loved the little colorful designs - but... Just like the Sugar Skull clogs with colorful little Day of the Dead skulls all over them, the color wears off very very quickly. within a week or two, there were obvious bald spots on the shoes. I will provide a photos later - but I am very disappointed in the lack of durability of the thing that made these shoes so very attractive to me and such fun - the colorful little floral designs. There are bald spots - especially on the toes. Bummer.

Size runs large! Didn't care for the style or fit.

The Alegria Joleen was exactly was I was hoping, a comfortable and dressy-enough shoe to work with trousers for work. I have not only a Morton's Neuroma, but need arch support for PTTD. This shoe provides adequate support and a roomy toe-box. The tooled leather gives it a slightly dressier (and less orthopedic) appearance than some shoes that meet these requirements.

Cute but too loose in the heel for me. Returning them.

So I am a Birkenstock faithful but now that I am older I need more cushion. I was also looking for a closed toed shoe with style. Birkenstock has wonderful stylish choices for sandals but they have not caught up with their closed toe shoe options for women. So Algeria is the next best choice. These shoes felt comfortable right out of the box. I have been wearing Birkenstock for so many years my toes have spread out and it’s hard to find shoes that don’t rub my pinky toe. Their is pretty of Room for my big toe as well. I wore them to my choir concert where I have to stand still for an hour and they kept my feet pain free.

I really liked these shoes, but I should have gotten a 42. My feet fluctuate too much with weather and they were just too tight in a size 41. They were very comfortable otherwise and they are very cute shoes, although I noticed the design pressed into them were even on both sides. The left side seemed more pronounced than the right side.I may consider getting a size bigger at a different time, and probably in the black color instead of the dark brown.

These shoes were a bit too small especially across the top of my feet with the insoles that they came with. However, I took out the soles and put my orthotics in these shoes and they fit much better. I have very high arches and my orthotics also help with metatarsal pain. I have had the best luck with these brand of shoes for my "problem feet". They feel good and look great. You can even wear them dressed up.

Very nice shoe and comfortable but unable to fit my orthotic. Thank you.

Have worn Alegria's for years. The last pairs of the Joleen that I have ordered the sides and bottoms of the soles fall apart. I am not sure if they just had a bad batch with this shoe, but I have never had this problem. you can see from my account the number of shoes that I have ordered over the years and will continue to do so. I love the shoes and have always been impressed with Zappos and their customer service.

Love the shoes but the decorative metal piece on strap broke off after 2 days of wear.

This shoe offers a wide toebox unfortunately it is somewhat wide at the heel.

They look better on the website than in person - tooling is very superficial. They are bulky around the ankle/instep/arch area on the shoe and are the same width there as the toe of the shoe making them look very boxy.

I have trouble finding shoes that have a roomy toe box. This shoe does have a lot of room, but in size 40 (U.S. Women's size 10) it ran so large that it only worked with an extra insole and thick socks. My foot measures 9.75" long and 4" wide at the widest part. The color ashes-to-ashes was beautiful and accurately shown on my computer monitor, but I wish the sole were gray instead of black to make it less clunky looking. I returned it because of the fit and the sole color.

I am no longer buying shoes with European sizing. After trying 4 different brans, I have concluded that the sizing does not work for me. I have never has this problem before. I wear a 61/2 M(B), but all of the shoes were very wide in the toe box and too long. I was looking for comfort but, the shoes feel like "gunboats".

The shoes fit and were comfortable, but in person, I found them quite unattractive. I returned them.

I hadn't had these very long when the concho on the strap fell off. Luckily, I was able to find it and screw it back on only to have it fall off again later. This time it was lost. I was able to get replacement conchos from Alegria, but they are not the same color. My biggest issue with these shoes is that the color does not last on the toes. They are easily scuffed and look horrible almost immediately. These shoes should be made better for the price I paid for them.