shoes - keep or return

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I'm up in the air. They're surprisingly comfortable, not sure about the heel.

What say the S&B mavens?

They’re horrible. Return.

Return. Please.

Without the toe loop I’d wear them happily (sitting down) with socks …

I like a toe loop sandal, but in a flat, not heels. Those are too big at the front and make your feet look huge. They also look suedy and not in a good way.

This is the question - out ahead and fashion forward, or never to be spoken of again experiment? My sister, who is usually spot on, is insisting it's the former.

'Out ahead and fashion forward' - definitely not, unless you're into 'high street' style.

Sorry, I might be too dense to understand that - can you explain?

I'm talking about catwalk-led fashion versus high street fashion. Based on the former, that style of sandal (with that combination of upper and heel) is not going to be a trend for SS2026.

Well, they are suede, so that seems fair 😅

I agree, there is more room in front than I think there should be, but I think my feet looking huge is a function of the photo, they definitely don't in real life

Like Geisha shoes

Awful, sorry!

Oh, interesting. Well, my catwalk days never started, but Net-a-Porter is showing a constant stream of weird heels at the moment. Although I agree this one is an unusual combination.

They're now sold out except for two sizes, so who knows?

They're Phoebe Philo and the thick end of £800 so even if you don't like them they aren't exactly "high street".

I quite like them. But not for £790

They are a size too large for you OP. The toe gap isn’t because they haven’t stretched, it’s because the footbed is too long. They would look far nicer if they fitted better.

I love the crocodile slingbacks. Where are they from?

They're these @Overtheatlantic.

I felt like they run a bit wide and weren't going to stay on very well - the slingback doesn't have a buckle, so can't be tightened.

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The price isn't really relevant in the context of whether it's a current catwalk-led trend which is what my original comment related to.

The important thing is whether you love them. I think the fact you're asking for opinions on here probably means you should send them back. I'm currently toying with a pair of boots that fall into the same category. It's tough.😂

They look really hard to keep on/walk in

I like the upper part and the front sole reminds me of my A.Emery sandals but I don’t like the heel.

Blimey get rid.

Nice shoes, horrible heels.

Return immediately!

They look like how I would imagine my Birkenstock Mayari's to be if they were trying to disguise their identity to get into the nightclub without me knowing.

They're quite Y2K. I had some like that in about 2003.

I like the top part of them, although I think they'd look better with a block heel. I'm not keen on that cone/cuban heel shape, although I did notice Lila Moss was wearing some cone heeled boots recently so perhaps fashion is leaning towards that at the moment.

I agree with PPs that you have too much toe space.

I think return.