Shoes
Shoes
Tory Burch Sizing: Does Tory Burch Run Small, Big or True to Size?
Tory Burch shoes are not uniformly true to size: some styles run true, while others run small or large. This guide compares the shoe chart with product-specific fit notes across flats, sandals, slides, and sneakers.
Steve Madden Sizing: Does Steve Madden Run Small, Big or True to Size?
Steve Madden shoes do not have one universal fit; sizing changes by style. This guide explains how to use the size chart, compare model-specific notes, and measure boots before buying.
Gucci Sizing: Does Gucci Run Small, Big or True to Size?
Gucci sizing varies by style: some shoes fit true to size, while Ragazzo runs large and several flats have narrow-foot caveats. This guide explains how the Gucci size chart converts women's sizes and compares fit notes across 12 current shoes.
Saucony Sizing: Does Saucony Run Small, Big or True to Size?
Saucony fit varies by model: its performance-shoe guidance says to size up from your usual lifestyle shoe, while retailer notes differ. This guide compares the brand's chart with model-specific recommendations for road, support and trail shoes.
Where to Buy Sam Edelman on Sale (and When the Best Sales Happen)
Sam Edelman is easy to compare on sale at Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's, and Shopbop, where marked styles and live sizes can vary by color. This guide checks each retailer's sale pages, Nordstrom's annual summer event, and twelve in-stock women's shoes.
Where to Buy Clarks on Sale (and When the Best Sales Happen)
Clarks appears in sale assortments at Clarks.com and Macy's, with recurring seasonal events offering useful checkpoints rather than one guaranteed date. This guide compares those sale windows with twelve current women's shoes across casual, workday, and dressier options.
Is Frye Worth It? An Honest Look at Quality, Fit and Price
Yes, Frye can be worth it for women who want leather boots with repairable construction and have time to check fit by style. I weigh its craft and materials against sizing and return caveats, then compare tall, mid-calf, and ankle boots.
Clarks Sizing: Does Clarks Run Small, Big or True to Size?
Clarks sizing varies by style and width rather than running uniformly small or large, so its size chart is a useful starting point. This guide explains the chart and applies Clarks' fit advice to twelve current women's sneakers, flats, and boots.
Cole Haan Sizing: Does Cole Haan Run Small, Big or True to Size?
Cole Haan sizing is style-specific: some models advise going up half a size, while others run true to size or large. This guide translates the brand's size chart and twelve current women's shoes into practical fit checks.
Where to Buy Veja on Sale (and When the Best Sales Happen)
To buy Veja on sale, start with Nordstrom and Shopbop, then watch Farfetch and VEJA’s own Outlet. This guide explains each retailer’s recurring sale pattern and compares twelve women’s styles that currently have a purchasable size.
Birkenstock Sizing: Does Birkenstock Run Small, Big or True to Size?
Birkenstock usually fits true to size when you match its EU number and footbed width, but the roomy toe shape can surprise sneaker shoppers. This guide explains EU conversions, Regular and Narrow widths, and practical fit notes for sandals and clogs.
Where to Buy HOKA on Sale (and When the Best Sales Happen)
The clearest place to buy HOKA on sale in the U.S. is HOKA.com’s Sale section, where women’s shoe markdowns and current sizes are easy to check. This guide separates the pairs discounted now from full-price styles to watch and covers the brand’s verified holiday-sale timing.
Sam Edelman Sizing: Does Sam Edelman Run Small, Big or True to Size?
Sam Edelman shoes generally run true to size, but style and foot shape can change how a pair feels. This guide covers half sizes, shoe widths, model-specific fit notes and wide-calf boot measurements.
Is Mansur Gavriel Worth It? An Honest Look at the Bags and Shoes
Mansur Gavriel is worth it for shoppers who value distinctive leather, clean shapes and considered details, but care and fit vary by material and style. This guide weighs the bags, shoes and small goods against return terms and mixed first-hand reports.
HOKA Sizing: Do HOKAs Run Small, Big or True to Size?
HOKAs are usually true to size in length, but toe-box shape and model-specific fit can make some feel snug or short. This guide covers HOKA half sizes, regular and wide options, and fit notes for Clifton, Bondi, Arahi, Mach, Transport and Gaviota.
Do Designer Shoes Run Small? A Brand-by-Brand Sizing Guide
Yes, some designer shoes run small, but fit depends on the specific style, not just the label. This guide compares live fit notes and available sizes across Gucci, Saint Laurent, Prada, Khaite, Golden Goose, Loewe, and Bottega Veneta.
ASICS Sizing: Do ASICS Run Small, and Which Model Fits Your Foot?
The ASICS GEL-KAYANO 33, GEL-CUMULUS 28, and NOVABLAST 6 tested true to size, but toe-box shape and width change how each feels. This guide compares ASICS neutral, stability, and wide-fit running shoes, with practical advice for choosing length and fit.
The Sneakers Worth Actually Owning This Season
Comfort-first shoes with enough character to shape the whole look.
Loafers
Penny, horsebit and lug-sole styles
Vagabond Shoemakers Boots: Finding the Right Pair
Vagabond Shoemakers is a Swedish shoe label from Varberg, built around craft and shoes meant to be worn for years. I like that it starts from real wear, so this edit is about boots and loafers for ordinary days.
TKEES Sandals: The Pairs Worth Buying This Season
TKEES is the Toronto flip-flop label that began with one missing shoe, a sandal that nearly disappears on the foot. I like how little it needs to say, and this edit is about the shapes worth starting with.
Seychelles Shoes: Sizing, Fit and Best Buys
Seychelles is the Los Angeles shoe label that makes vintage-leaning boots, mules and clogs for real days. I like shoes with a little character that still get worn on an ordinary Tuesday.
Schutz Shoes: The Best Pieces Right Now
Schutz is the Brazilian shoe label Alexandre Birman started in 1995, known for boots and heels with a little attitude. I like how restless it is, and this edit is how I would shop it, one silhouette at a time.
Emme Parsons Shoes
Emme Parsons was a graphic designer and art director in New York, working on brands like Theory and Lucky magazine, before she moved to Los Angeles and launched her eponymous footwear label in 2017 with just three sandal styles. She had no formal shoemaking training, so she took a one-day workshop at a Los Angeles shoe-repair shop before her first samples were even cut, and every pair is still made by a family-run factory in Italy.