When I walked into Everlane’s San Francisco store recently to check out the V Heel, I took a look at some other items. (Of course.) Here’s a quick first impression review of a few shoes: the Day Glove, the Form Crossover Sandal, and the Form Two-Strap Sandal. (I will be updating my V Heel review by the way. I loved them in the store, but made myself go home to think about it first. Well, I thought about it and ended up buying them.)
The Day Glove
Everlane The Day Glove – $115
This past spring, Everlane released the Day Glove, its answer to the ballet flat. As others have noted, they look suspiciously similar to the Martiniano Glove Shoe. But at $115 they’re about a quarter of the price. At current count, the Day Glove comes in 10 colors, including a lot of great neutrals. (I’m rather fond of the mauve.)
Everlane The Day Glove – $115
Most Everlane shoes feel stiff, but the Italian leather on the Day Glove is superbly soft. The sole is rubber — a first for an Everlane shoe — so they’re an all-around flexible shoe. The footbed is cushioned, there’s a tab on the back to get them on easily, and the shoe is lightweight. It seems like Everlane put a lot of thought into how to make these shoes comfortable. They’re made in Santa Maria a Monte, Italy (just down the street from the factory where they make the V Heel).
There are two vents on the inner side of each shoe for air circulation. I guess this is a good thing, though I don’t like the look of the little holes and am skeptical as to how much they could actually help. Size wise, my usual size fit. I have slightly wide feet and didn’t feel the need to go up in sizing.
My feet appreciate arch support, but the Day Glove lacks it. So while these may seem comfortable at first, I’m not sure how they’d feel over time for me. I’ve tried the Cece ballet flat from J.Crew, which features similarly soft leather and a similar rubber sole. Those seemed great out of the box, but I found that couldn’t really wear them for very long. My feet felt tired after a while. I needed more support.
The vamp is cut quite high on the Day Glove and covers a good portion of the top of your foot. But I don’t love the look; I prefer a little toe cleavage. Also, the leather is thin and I could see every bump on my foot — even the toenail of my big toe pushing against the leather. This is not flattering!
Even though the Day Glove seems comfortable, they’re not for me.
The Form Crossover Sandal & Form Two-Strap Sandal
Everlane released the Form Crossover Sandal back in May 2017, so it’s probably old news to a lot of you, but I’ve never tried it. I just didn’t think I’d need a slide sandal in temperate (and often chilly) San Francisco. But hey, there they were in the store, so I tried them on.
Given my track record with Everlane shoes (not good), the comfortable footbed on this shoe surprised me. They’re molded — kind of in the way that Birkenstock sandals are — but they’re way more attractive than Birkenstocks with their simple, minimalist aesthetic. The molded footbed offers some decent arch support too. Hooray!
Everlane The Form Two-Strap Sandal – $118 (Please excuse my old nail polish job!)
There’s also a version of the Form Sandal that features two straps across the top. These have the same molded footbed and same comfort level. The uppers of both Form sandals are Italian leather. The leather isn’t super soft like the Day Glove. It’s a weightier, harder leather that keeps its structure — hence the uppers will probably need some break-in time. These sandals are made in a factory in Lastra a Signa, Italy.
One downside to the Form Sandal is that it only comes in whole sizes. Since I usually wear a half size (6.5), I tried a 7, which worked for my slightly wide feet. The length seemed a bit long, but not in a deal-breaking way. The other downside is that they’re a little heavy, especially compared to Birkenstocks.
Out of the two designs, I personally prefer the crossover look on myself, but it’s nice that Everlane offers options. The Form Crossover currently comes in more colors (8) than the Form Two-Strap (3).
UPDATE – I ended up buying the Form Sandals nearly years after I first wrote this review. They’ve proven to be comfortable.
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