Customer Reviews Xero Shoes Oswego

These are one of my favorites. I have several pairs of Xero shoes, love them all!!

A different king of shoe. Fits well. Love feeling the earth beneath my feet. Comfortable.

I wear them every single day. So comfortable that theyve ruined other shoes for me! Lol. I cant wear normal shoes anymore without my feet hurting. Guess that means I can buy more xeros!!!

I have gone on runs, walks, hikes, and hospital shift work in these shoes and love them! My USA shoe size was incorrect, but when I purchased the EU size chart they fit perfectly.

These are my favorite style. They are truer to size than some of the others. You need to make them in different colors. Leopard print, denim, fire engine red, jewel tone.

I really like them. I was concerned in the beginning, as my high arch has always made flat shoes kill my arch, calves, knees, etc. My arches haven't ached, and the tenderness in the calves has improved significantly. Also, I always wore out my shoes on the outside edge and would often 'tip' to the side and have to catch myself - since wearing Xero Shoes my balance is automatically corrected and I'm so much less clumsy! I hope this encourages anyone who is a born clutz to give them a try!

Love these shoes! So comfortable and enjoyable to wear!

I love these shoes! I wear them almost everyday, they go with anything and like all my xeros they are so comfortable!! I am slowly replacing all my other shoes woth xeros because I can't bring myself to wear anything else.

I really like them once I get them on! I use them for work and am on my feet all day, and it feels like I am wearing slippers! The only thing I dont like is how high up the tongue is, and how hard they are to get on. I had to get a long shoe horn to hold the back in place while I maneuver my foot into the front of the shoe and then I have to readjust the tongue cause it gets all folded under. I think if I need shoes again, I would get a different style.

I love wearing my Oswego shoes - they are now my workday shoe at my job where I'm on my feet all day. They are extremely comfortable and easy to put on.

Not as great as I had hoped since I own more than 10 pairs of Xero shoes.

I love them, and they are so comfortable but the fabric got a tiny hole in the top after my third wear. It may have been my dogs nails when he stepped on my foot.

As suggested, I ordered a half size up (10.5 from my usual 10) and it is indeed a very good fit. The ankle opening was snug for the first week or so (it was a real struggle to get on the first few times!), but it loosened up and I put them on with one hand now, no problem. I love the purple color, and the knit fabric (although it looks like a sweater in the photos) is a great non-snagging texture. And it's very secure on my foot! (I love my knit Phoenix Xeros, but they do tend to slip occasionally, especially barefoot.) The Oswegos never budge; I have no reservations about dashing around, even on grippy floors. But, they don't breathe very much, so I still have to wear socks with them or my feet get sticky. Just FYI. All in all, they're as comfortable and functional as my other Xero shoes. HOWEVER... On the side of the shoe, you can see there's a leather edging along the side, right above the sole. And there's a point right at the ball of the foot where there is no edging. That makes it nice and flexible for your foot to bend, right? But unfortunately, it's in the wrong place for my foot! Maybe I just have long toes, I dunno. But the bend happens halfway down my big toe, not at the ball of my foot. As a result, these aren't that comfortable for sustained walking. It even affects my stride while wearing them. However, they're extremely comfortable in every other way, and I still really like them for indoor/non-strenuous shoes. I won't be re-buying this model unless the flex point gets redesigned, though.

The 30 day return window is way to tight.

These feel so nice on and I LOVE the vintage violet color. They seem to fit true to size, but they are snugger than the knit Phoenix in the same size. The only reason I am not giving them 5 stars is because of the lack of a separate tongue. These shoes will work best on an average foot - not too narrow and not too wide. I have a low volume foot with a narrow mid foot (high arch, low instep) and in order to get them tight enough, it buckles the upper part of the shoe. I saw a review by someone that has the opposite problem and needs more room than the one piece upper gives. If there was a tongue, they would be more adjustable. Never-the-less, I have ordered them in the charcoal!

I've worn a few time for strength training days and rated earlier with 5 stars for secure grip and adjustability. I'm downgrading to 3 for the rubbing in front toe area. Thicker socks might do the trick but I would definitely need to increase 1/2 size up.

I own Prios and love them. Since I always want to be on top of sizing, I made sure to check the website for what Xero recommends. This shoe supposedly runs true to size. It doesn't. My toes were uncomfortably hitting the front of the shoe despite the Oswego being very much like the Prios I own, which fit great. I agree with other customers, Xero is everywhere on sizing and the recommendations the company makes ( I find) are also unreliable. I ended up sending these back. I will still try my luck in future, as I absolutely love my Xero Prios that are true to size.

I had to return these as they are very wide/high in the middle. Since they have no laces, I could not tighten them. I have a very high instep too and they were still too big. The length was fine. Too bad.

I really wanted to love these shoes. They're lightweight and have ample toe room, unlike other walking shoes. However, if I walk in them any longer than say half an hour, I get blisters on the balls of both feet. I've tried with and without the padded insole, but get blisters either way. :(

My only problem with these shoes is that they are slightly tight on my bigger foot. My middle toes are longer than my big toes so my left foot gets cramped in it. My right foot fits like a glove. Love the colour. My favourite. Only other problem is that Im in Canada and it took almost a full month to get my shoes.

I wear two sizes from Xero. Depending on the shoe I may need a 10.5 or 11. They always have suggestions and will tell you if they run small or not. I can usually go by that. These said ran true to size so I order a 10.5 and they were too small. Since the 11 wasnt available, I returned them.

The shoes' design is horrible. You are supposed to put on the shoe through an opening that should be elastic enough, except the opening is incredible small and not elastic at all. May be an Cinderella can slip into those, but not a regular person.

I get the whole deal is that they don't support your arch. I wear a lot of flats and am barefoot around the house pretty often, but the first day that i was on my feet for the majority of the day, my feet were in pain for the next two days. Maybe it's because I wasn't used to it, but after speaking with a chiropractor about it i'm pretty skeptical. Additionally, the soles are so thin I wouldn't be suprised if I would have had to buy a new pair in just another month or two. Feels like I got duped.

I ordered international and had to pay return shipping when I found two pairs of shoes didn't fit. I didn't mind, as this is a small business. However, I was not given a full refund on the second pair, eventhough the shoes were only tried on indoors. I was disappointed to hear that they were considered too "worn" for a full refund.

length was short - toes were cramped - shoes were returned