Customer Reviews Xero Shoes Phoenix

Excellent. Usually I need to compromise: my right foot is 9.5M, my left 10N, so I often buy 9.5M, squishing my left foot but ensuring that I don’t walk out of the right shoe. With these, a 10 is perfect for both feet: no tightness on the left, no riding up and down on the right. The only thing I’d like better would be this style with more traction added to the sole, because the traction isn’t adequate for walking securely over wet autumn leaves and other fall and winter conditions.

I finally found some flats that fit my wide toe box! The only bummer for me is that they are also quite wide in the heel. I inserted some heel stickers to help. The fit isn't perfect, and the tread is actually quite slippery (virtually no grip), but I'm so glad to have found something that doesn't pinch my toes or foot!

This shoe is so light weight and required no breaking in. I love how you can still feel the earth through the sole of the shoe, feels like you are walking around in a comfy pair of socks. I would love to see this with a pointed toe option to better resemble a dress shoe for the office!

Amazingly comfortable! Unfortunately, I purchased the white or cream color and it got dirty fast. Stains do not look attractive on light color shoes.

These are pretty great, they are the first pair of flats I've found that don't smoosh my toes. They seem well made. I do think for my feet personally the heel could be a tad more narrow because my foot slips out sometimes but this would not be an issue on someone without narrow heels. The other strange thing is the right shoe only has some random lighter white/grey stitching which makes the shoe appear less uniform. Not sure what's up with that. But as I said first flat type shoe I can actually wear to work and not be miserable in all day, comfy and spacious!

These shoes are really cute and were perfect for work, but the structure in the toe box seems kind of excessive and my toes were hurting after a few hours wear cause they werent allowed to sit like they normally do.

I LOVE these shoes. I stumbled upon minimalist shoes when looking for new flats and Xero came up as a good brand. I knew I had just found the shoes Ive been looking for for as long as I can remember. These are exactly what I wanted.

I love my Phoenix flats! They are so cute and comfortable. I first bought the grey knit which took maybe one day to break into perfection. My newer black knit pair feels stiffer and are taking longer to get to that ultimate comfort stage. Still, I love Xero shoes (I own 7 pairs) and credit them with curing my plantar fasciitis. I'll never go back to heels again!

I enjoy this style the most of the shoes I have from Zero. They are easy to use/ wear.

I love those shoes! I bought the rose coloured phoenix knit, they fit perfectly into my wardrobe (many blue and red tones). I had to order them twice as the first ones were half a size too big - and sadly that was very expensive as I had to pay customs twice (so 30 in total). But it was woth it! The only problem I have with them is, that my feet and leg hurt when I walk in them. I've worn barefoot shoes for a long time now and I've never had any problems, even with other xero shoes, but something is off with those... It is sad, as I love the design and fit, but I guess I will primarely wear them to formal occasions where I don't walk a lot, so it will be fine. I'm curious to see how well they hold their shape after some months. It is high quality material but I can already see some deformations, particularly where the top and the sole connect. We'll see :)

Love the comfort, feel, everything. The only drawback is after they get worn in the heel portion breaks down and they're kind of floppy to where they don't keep their form

Too big, fall off my feet.

I'm a women's size 7.0-7.5 US. I ordered the 7.5. While the toe box was roomy, my toes were right on the end of the shoes, creating too much friction to feel comfortable. Order 1/2 size up.

I am new to using barefoot shoes. I've tried Whitin brand, which feel good on my feet but wanted to try getting barefoot shoes for the office. The pair I got looked like previous return, as it had a little dried up mud on the side of one shoe. That was a real turn-off. The shoe may have looked good in the pictures but they look huge on mine. This return is for a shoe size 8.5. I would have ordered a size 8 but it wasn't available.

This shoe is not made for low volume feet. I could not get the correct sizing despite ordering 3 sizes. Either too wide and too long or too short and width perfect. Too bad!

The sizing is different from the other two varieties I purchased . I had to return for a smaller size and then remove the insert for a fit that is ok, not ideal. My toe hits the very tip of the shoe. If they fit great I'd give them 5 stars.

I really wanted to love this shoe. I have 3 other Xeros and love them. Unfortunately, I have a narrow, long foot and my feet just swam in these. I love that Xeros have such a wide toe box but these didnt work for me and my heel also slipped out as well. My foot just couldnt fill out the shoe. :( My other Xeros have straps to adjust, I can get them to fit really well. Any chance you could make this style in a narrow width? It is so hard to find zero drop dressier shoes.

These shoes were extremely comfortable and stylish, but there wasn't enough depth to the end of the shoe. My correct size and the next size up both pressed down on the top of my big toe nail uncomfortably. Perhaps the shoe would have stretched after wearing to accommodate this, but then the knit material would have shown my big toe sticking out.

I so wanted these to work. They are adorable. I have four other pairs of Xero shoes all size 9, but these were just too wide. Sadly I had to return them.

I loved the way these looked and fit, except one thing. My big toe rubs against the top of the shoe. With or without the removable inserts, these shoes kept rubbing. Ultimately, I decided I couldn't live with it after wearing them around the house and returned them. I would love to have a healthy pair of flats to wear, but unless there is more vertical space added to the Phoenix, these are not the ones.

A little narrow in the toe for me.

I really wanted to rate these higher. I wear a 9.5 in all other flats, sandals and shoes. Hiking or tennis shoes I do larger. These fit well except that my big toe is at the absolute tip of the shoe and it rubs. A ten would likely be way too big. But I like them a lot and will put up with it. My guess is that it wont bother me as much in the winter when my feet are cold. Love the concept but am looking for a local store before I buy another pair to get sizing right.

I liked the wider fit in the toe area, which is typically hard to find; however, the back of the shoe immediately rubbed against the top of my ankle so I have to return.

Grey color is too variegated. Not fancy enough to wear to office. The heel counter felt sharp against my skin. Width was perfect.

The toe box was great for width, but for height it was too shallow. Uncomfortable just trying them on. I returned them immediately.