Customer Review

Disappointed - A friend of mine recommended Earth shoes to me because I work retail and so I’m on my feet 40 hours a week. She said she had a pair and she loved them and they had lasted her forever. I had another pair of Birkenstock dress mary janes I wear and they don't hurt my feet when I work and they also don't hurt after I work when I take them off. The Earth Solar Vegans do hurt my feet when I have them on and when I take them off. I don’t know if it’s because my feet are extremely narrow, but the strap does not work for me and it hurts my heels. I was sad because I wanted this shoe to work b/c it’s cute, but just didn't work for me.

I have serious pain in my feet from neuropathy due to chemotherapy. An experienced shoe saleswoman recommended Earth shoes to take the pressure off the balls of my feet. These work so well that I plan to buy other colors and styles of Earth shoes from Zappos, and I signed up for automatic notification of new styles.

I really like them, but...These shoes really are great, despite the fact that I can only give them 4 stars. The reasons: they're really cute, aside from this silly flap of material on the heel that makes them look like shoes my grandmother might wear. Still cute with a skirt, but not as cute as they could be. Overall the shoes are really comfortable, although I have tall (as opposed to wide) feet, so the strap took a little breaking in. One other issue: they sort of smell like plastic/vinyl when they're really warm (in the sun after wearing them all day). I still love them, but I may have to try a different style of Earth shoes next time.

Cute Vegan Shoes!I've been looking for a cute, vegan shoe that was comfortable enough to stand in all day. The negative heel felt a little odd at first, but it feels great after wearing them for a couple of weeks. I like the stability that the shoe offers, and the wiggle room in the toe box. The back of the shoe did rub my Achilles tendon quite a bit, even through socks and tights. This, too, improved after wearing them for two weeks. I do wish that they had a regular buckle, rather than a velcro closure. The velcro has a tendency to snag my tights. Yikes!

This shoe is very comfy, and very cute. I did have an issue standing in it for a long period of time, however. Earth makes it seem like standing for a long time in their shoes should be easy... but when all your weight is on your heels, it's hard to be comfy. Running in them is very hard -- in the rain up to a building, etc. They are very cute and fine for walking less than a couple miles around town and my toes have tons of room. Overall I am happy with them, but if you have heel pains at all, get Dansko instead.