Everlane Try-On: 7 Styles of Sandals & Shoes

I’ve been popping into the Everlane store in San Francisco over the past few months to try on things for fun. So, I thought I’d share some thoughts on my first impressions of their spring and summer releases. Today I’ll start with seven styles of shoes. (Some of them are, interestingly, on sale already.)

Before we get started, if you’re new to my blog, here are some things you should know about my feet: mostly that they’re a half size (I’m a 6.5) and that they’re a bit wide and flat. Also, that I have a hard time finding comfy shoes, so I’m very picky.

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The Day Crossover Sandal

I’m starting with the Day Crossover Sandal because I was most excited about this one. Judging by how quickly it has sold out in various colors, including this dusty rose and a lovely neutral mocha brown, it seems I’m not the only one who feels that way. At the moment, the Day Crossover Sandal is available in camel and white.

What I Liked: Wow, this sandal is lightweight. And the leather on the upper is so soft. The bottom is a flexible and rubbery. It’s an easy shoe to slip into on your way out the door and look chic.

What Was Meh: The footbed is just how it looks: flat without any arch support. It’s also quite thin, which made me wonder how long they’d last. (I tend to wear out my soles, especially on the back quickly.)

Fit: It felt true to size, though as someone with wide feet, I leaned towards sizing up half a size to the 7s. I tried both 6.5 and 7 in the store and the sales person seemed to think that the 7s were better as well. However, since the leather is so soft, it seems like it would mold to your feet and stretch. I have a feeling my usual 6.5 would have been just fine.

Even though I love the way these look and how soft the leather feels, I didn’t end up buying these. Why? Because they’re thin and that means that my feet are too close to San Francisco’s gross streets. Sorry, I need more distance from the ground.

The Day Slide Sandal

What I Liked: The Day Slide Sandals are similar in construction to the Day Crossover Sandal. That means it has the same super soft leather upper, only there’s more of it in this design.

What Was Meh: We already went over this, but the footbed and bottom are thin.

Fit: I tried on the floor sample in 7 and they felt too big, confirming my suspicion that the leather upper stretches. I’d also take these in your regular size.

The Form Three-Strap Sandal

What I Liked: Last year I tried on the Form Crossover Sandals and wrote about how much I liked them as the footbed feels like it molds to your feet. Plus, there’s arch support and the outsole is rubber. The Form Three-Strap has the same comfy construction. And yes, they lift me far enough away from the grime of the street.

What Was Meh: The Form sandals are a little heavy. Also, those three tube straps are problematic. They’re kind of firm and it seems like they might dig into the top of your feet. Also, they’re not as good as the crossover design at keeping the sandal secure on my foot. The shoe seemed to flop around more when I took steps. I imagine that the similar Form Thong Sandal has the same problem. Maybe that’s why they have too much in stock and all colorways are on sale now. Both sandals come in black, lilac, and apricot (what I’m wearing above). The Three-Strap also comes in an aloe green, which looks like the color of guacamole to me.

Fit: The Form sandals only come in whole sizes. So, I sized up to 7, which seemed to fit fine.

The Wedge

What I Liked: Right off the bat, I should confess that I’m generally not a fan of backless, strapless heels. But I think these are really cute. I do love a wedge and the curve gives it a little something extra. It’s a classy-looking shoe. These also seem quite walkable as they’re not that tall at 2″.

What Was Meh: I found them snug, particularly at the front. These seems like they’d pinch your toes too much (if you too have wide feet.)

Fit: I’m wearing the 7s here and they still feet tight in the toe box area. I suspect they’d take a considerable amount of break-in time. I don’t recommend them for wide feet folks.

The classic colors of black and bone are regular priced at $165. Spring colors like lilac and apricot (which I’m wearing), have been marked down to $116.

The Block Heel

When I first saw these sandals, they gave me flashbacks to my adolescence in the ’90s. That squared-off toe definitely screams ’90s to me. I’m not sure how I feel about that. In general, I’m not a fan of ’90s fashion.

What I Liked: The 2″ block heel is walkable. And I’m digging the colors. Rose and black are $145. Summer colors like this canary yellow are marked down to $87. And, there’s also a lizard print version (currently in cream, dusty blue, and sand), which cost a little more at $155. The moss green lizard is now $93.

What Was Meh: There’s not much cushioning in the footbed. And like the wedges, these felt a bit tight in the toe box.

Fit: Runs a little small (at least for my wide feet.) I walked around in the store in a half size up and they felt decently comfortable. I don’t know if I’d want to walk around a lot in these though since there’s not much cushioning.

Double-Strap Block Heel

I’m not even going to list the “what I liked” and “meh” categories here because it’s clear that I have a thing against ’90s-era-looking shoes and that’s not fair to the shoe. The Double-Strap Block Heel basically has the same construction as the Block Heel but with two thin straps for the upper.

Fit: For some bizarro reason, these felt less comfortable to me than the Block Heels. That doesn’t make any sense as the footbed looked the same to me. Shrug. Chalk it up to sample to sample variation?

Again, like its sibling, the smooth leather version is $145 while the lizard print ones are $155. One color (strawberry pink) is marked down to $87. They come in black, bone, camel and sand lizard. One thing that’s different from the Block Heel Sandals is that the heel in the Double Strap remains black no matter the color of the upper. With the Block Heel, the heel is the same color as the upper.

The Day Glove ReKnit

Everlane has taken their ever popular Day Glove, which I reviewed last year and made a version of them in a recycled polyester fabric. (From plastic bottles!) There’s some nylon and elastane in there too. Are these meant to compete with Rothy’s? Hmmm.

What I Liked: They’re wide feet friendly! They’re also lightweight and have a rubber outsole. They footbed is lightly cushioned.

What Was Meh: The same complaints I have about the Day Glove, I have about the ReKnit Day Glove. Mainly, that I don’t like the way it looks, which is just a personal thing. I don’t like how much of the foot it covers. The fabric is … interesting. They look like little sweaters for your feet. I like the look of Rothy’s better, especially the pointy-toed ones. Fabric ballet shoes seem to be a thing now. Allbirds also makes one out of Eucalyptus fiber called the Tree Breezers. They’re at the same price point, and those even have a slight arch support.

Fit: They fit the same as the Day Gloves. Even with my wide feet, I fit in my usual size. They seem comfortable, though I wonder how they’d feel over a long period of time on your feet.

UPDATE 11/13/19 – I compare the Day Glove ReKnit to the Allbirds Tree Breezers.

Welp, that was a lot of shoes. Hopefully this review has been helpful to you.

Do you like any of these shoes? And what do you think of ’90s fashion? Am I being too harsh?

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