My feet are flat and fairly wide, so it is a challenge finding dress sandals that do not look stupid on my feet and and feel good. These do both. I absolutely love these sandals. Born is, I think, my new favorite brand of shoes. I cannot fault these sandals at all except that maybe after a while the leather will stretch and then it may be too loose. The heel strap / slingback on this one is not very snug and does not come up very high on the back of your heel, so if that bothers you, keep that in mind. But it does do the job of keeping your sandal in place. I think it could get away with not having as much elastic on the back, because it is not snug at all as it comes, and only allows for a couple more levels of adjustment tighter. So again, if it stretches or the elastic loses its elasticity and gets all stretched out. I wore these for several hours right off the bat and had no achiness or pinching or anything. They are superb shoes. The arch was in the right place for me, was not too flat or too severe. For the height of the heel, they do not feel very high when you have them on and the shoes are very stable due to the wide stacked heel and the amount of leather coverage on your foot. other shoes I tried were Clarks Trophy Place in brown (too narrow across the vamp and too loose heel strap, and I am not a fan of Velcro closures. But they have great style and construction and everything else), Born Karisa in the light brown (great fit, comfort, style, but just did not look right on me) and Earth Camellia in brown (too severe arch, and my foot bulged out strangely through the gap in the outer vamp, leather did not hug my feet but had gaps in places where it also bulged out away from my foot). I finally bit the bullet and tried the Born Frederique and am so glad that I did.

Really comfy sandal with classic straps and a nice, chunky heel which I like cause I don't wobble. I wish it came in half sizes as the 8 is a half-click big (it seems to run a tad large), but I'm keeping it anyway cause it's a great walking sandal and I've had trouble finding this style with just the right amount of height. I would note that in person the brown colour is not quite as dark and rich as in the photo; I wish it did come in a truly rich dark reddish-brown but these are more of a flat shade between brown and tan.

Just pulled them out of the box and they are amazing! The comfort level was higher than I expected. I have never worn a pair of sandles that didn't rub off my skin somewhere. I am looking forward to wearing them for extended hours to see how they feel. I am confident that they will not hurt my feet. I wear an 8 1/2 athletic shoe and I normally go down one size for open toed shoes. The shoe only comes in whole sizes, so I ordered the 7 & 8. The 8 was too big. The 7 hugged my feet but not too tight. I cannot handle wearing tight shoes. These are super comfy. I just ordered a pair in brown.

These sandals are extremely comfortable and stable. The footbed is slightly padded, and the arch is neither too high or too low. The straps at the toe box do not rub my pinkie toe like some. I wore them for 5 hours right out of the box without problem. I plan to wear them with jeans and casual dresses.

I love these shoes so much! They look great and are super-comfortable. They have a great cushioned sole and feel awesome! I am so glad I ordered these shoes! Definitely something I will wear all the time!

I wore these sandals on the cobblestones in Rome and Florence and they were extremely comfortable. I have had good luck with almost all Naot shoes. Highly recommend you try these.

Great shoe and good for the planet. Naot makes quality shoes well worth the price. This is my 5th pair within a year. Believe is from Naot's ecological friendly line of shoes. These shoes made with Mother Nature in mind (bet she'd like them, too). These shoes can be 100% recycled! But as with my other Naot shoes, they are super comfortable. These shoes seem to mold to the foot. They become your shoes! I teach high school and spend my day on my feet, on the other hand, I like to look stylish. Also, I can shop with confidence at Zappos because of the free delivery and free return!

Naot Shoes Are Well Worth the Price! (Think of all the shoes you've bought and never wear!) This is my 5th pair of Naot shoes and as with the other pairs, I was pleased with all my purchases. "Believe" is from the BE Collection -shoes that are envioronmentally friendly! (As if I needed another reason to buy shoes?) The entire process is creating these shoes is "green" - and the entire shoe can be recycled! But "Believe" shoes are super comfortable "out-of-the-box" wear and are extremely stylish. These cuties took me to The City - hills and all. I was on my (happy) feet all day. Naot shoes actually mold to your feet. Teaching high school keeps me up and moving - these shoes will be perfect. I ordered the brown (which is the NEW black) and I will wear them with everything from pants to skirts.

This is one of the BE series from Naot, and while comfortable for wearing for short periods of time, I would not wear these for long walks or all day. They are not nearly as supportive as other Naot lines. They are very cute on the foot and I have received many compliments, but my heels hurt after wearing them half a day. Also, they run quite small.

This is a lovely shoe. However, on my foot, it fit well on the left but not on the right. It seems that I may have one instep higher than the other and the cut in the front hurt badly on the higher instep foot. Otherwise, great casual style and fit well in all other respects. Darn! Am still looking for an open back with a strap that I can take with me for travel.