Customer Reviews VEJA V-12

I'm kind of surprised by the less than positive reviews I see on this site for the V-12. I almost didn't order them because of that, but I'm so glad that I did. Right up front, these are a great looking pair of shoes. I purchased the all white leather. They are a little stiff at first, but I wore them around the house for about an hour and they felt really good after that. The leather is of great quality and it's real full grain leather. Not the bonded leather that you find these days on the overpriced swoosh sneakers. The sole is legit rubber, like you would expect in a high quality shoe (not synthetic) and the materials are stitched, not glued. There is not a lot of arch support, but it will probably be adequate for most. They do have a removable insole. I guess if you have a wide foot, these might not be for you, but for my average width foot, I found these extremely well fitted. I wear a 13 in most athletic sneakers and a 12 in dress shoes. I bought these in a 12 (EU 46) and they fit great. with room in the toe box.

I was incredibly excited to get these Vejas and give them a try...seeing them everywhere in IG and in cities. I wear a women's 11, since hard to find Vejas in a women's 42 I opted to try the unisex/men's in a 42. Super cute out of the box but they are VERY stiff and HARD on the insole/inside. They felt very clunky and not comfy. I had read took a bit to break them in but on my smaller foot I immediately felt the shoe rubbing my left big toe. I wear a medium width and do not have wide feet, so opted to send these back. Think I am sticking to my onitsukus....found these shoes to be incredibly uncomfortable.

Great looking and comfortable - the shoelace broke while trying on but a great sneaker.

These fit perfectly ! I absolutely loved them.

If you are between sizes like I am then both sizes won’t fit well enough to wear without an insert when you go with the bigger size. The tongue is stiff but after wearing around the house for a day it was fine. Definitely cute but just don’t fit quite right but I’m keeping them and just using an insert, wish there were in between sizes!

Very difficult to further lace up the laces from where they were started

Veja only comes in full sizes, so I would size down. Width was true. The leather needs a little break-in time.

This is a nice-looking shoe and a few strangers have asked me about them. When they arrive, they are much stiffer than similar-looking shoes. This may have something to do with the closely-spaced and abundant shoelace eyelets, as well as the natural and recycled materials the shoe is made from. But they started to loosen up within two weeks or so. The footbed is more like a sneaker than an athletic shoe. I'm using an insole for arch support.

too narrow

I purchased for my son -- they are really 'in style' per the younger generation (that is why I'm giving it 5 stars in style) but I don't see it. I think they look cheap & stiff. For the price -- you could do better. I think the Adidas tennis shoe style looks better. My son said 'yea, these are in style but they are so uncomfortable that I don't want you to exchange them for another size.' That says a lot since I was paying for them.

They're fine, but not exceptional. Deducted one start because they are not breathable (the canvas on the outside is backed by a layer of non-breathable synthetic material) and another star for the price. Fit is pretty neutral, maybe a little narrow on width in the forefoot, but the material is flexible enough to stretch and remain comfortable. Otherwise my average size 12 foot fits in that size for this shoe in every dimension.

tongue too long. digs into ankle. sent them back.

Had to size down in these. My TTS is 8, but went down to a 7. The shoe is very stiff when walking and I had to replace the insole because it felt like I was walking on concrete. Luckily, I had a spare pair of insoles that I could replace this with or I would've just returned it. There is 0 cushioning in these shoes so beware. Definitely needs break in time for the leather. Stylish for sure, but if this wasn't on sale, I would not buy or recommend.

it is stylish, but though it looks like a sneaker, it is stiff, heavy, and flat (no cushioning).

Wanted these quickly for a trip (which Zappos delivered on) but these were at least a size too large. I usually wear a Men’s US 13 but this size 13 looks like a 14 1/2. See photo.

Poor build quality & fit (runs half size large.) Very uncomfortable. Only selling point is that it looks nice.