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Alegria shoes and sandals - question about sizing

beach-mom — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 02:36:07 GMT

I have two pairs of the shoes and am very happy with them. Those of you who have both the shoes and the sandals, do you wear the same size in both of them? Sometimes in European styles, I wear a size smaller in sandals. TIA!

Re: Alegria shoes and sandals - question about sizing

Mnmomof3boys — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 02:57:26 GMT

I have 5 pairs of Alegria shoes and 2 pairs of sandals and they are all the same European size. If this is for their tsv coming up, I already received my sandals and they fit fabulous in my regular Alegria size.

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Still Raining — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 03:03:30 GMT

Nice to know. I have 2 pairs of shoes and am going to get sandals for summer.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 04:30:56 GMT

@Still Raining You might check the clearance section of the Alegria website. They often have last year's styles at greatly reduced prices.

Re: Alegria shoes and sandals - question about sizing

IAMASTAR — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 07:52:18 GMT

For the past 15 years I have been a Birkie girl due to numbness all down my left side including my foot. This has caused a problem where I can only wear flat shoes and prefer slip in with no toe grip...just slide the ole foot in. Birkies have been super for me, and I have been so disappointed that Q quit carrying them. I'm always watching Q, and the first time I saw Alegria my interest was peaked. The last TSV I ordered a pair in wide, but they stayed in the box until about a week ago. Thought I should give them a try before I ended up giving them away. They are the Mary Jane style which I now need as I walk right out of a regular type shoe (wear them for dress mostly, when walking a very short distance...for show, you know!). I fell in love with the shoe, the fit, the look, the style, and mostly, that the shoe actually stayed on my left foot! I immediately ordered another pair of the same style "as is" in black. The "as is" price is too good to pass up. Plus I need wide, a no brainer! I still love my Birkies, but Alegria will definitely be added to my "favs" list.

Please describe the new TSV, please. Thanks so much.

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KingstonsMom — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 11:39:45 GMT

I have a lot of Alegria's, clogs, sandals and boots and I wear the same size in all of those styles.

I buy the same size in this brand that I wear in Birki's.

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nomless — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 12:50:54 GMT

They use at least two different foot beds in the sandals. I learned the hard way (expensive returns) that I need a different size for each foot bed. So, no more ordering for me. I have to go to a B&M store and try them on to get a good fit.

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feline groovy — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 17:18:38 GMT

I wear the same size in both my Alegria clogs and sandals.

Tip:

Alegria shoes run longer than Birks, Danso, and other Euro shoes.

Which is why only my Alegria's are a different Euro size than I regularly take.

The same is true for most wearers of the brand.

They make dude shoes too, BTW. 8)

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2blonde — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 20:38:09 GMT

I have a ton of Birk's and love them. I tried the Alegria last year and I love them too. I especially love the rocker soles (they don't all have that feature). I am a size 9 in a regular shoe and a 39 in both the Birk's and the Alegria. I do have a rather skinny foot, though.

I already received my TSV Alegria sandal a couple days ago in the 39 Zesty color. They are great with the 3 adjustable straps, and the color is really pretty......like a hologram with a black background. The heel is a little higher than my other Alegrias. Wish it was warm enough to wear them now!

My only complaint about this brand is that they are really hot and make my feet sweat buckets!

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Kachina624 — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 22:30:56 GMT

I have well over a dozen pair of Alegrias and never found them to be hot.

I wear a 42 in the enclosed shoe but can wear either a 41 or 42 in a sandal. I just ordered a cute sandal with Southwest embroidery from the Alegria website.

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feline groovy — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 04:34:42 GMT

Kachina624 wrote:

I have well over a dozen pair of Alegrias and never found them to be hot.

I wear a 42 in the enclosed shoe but can wear either a 41 or 42 in a sandal. I just ordered a cute sandal with Southwest embroidery from the Alegria website.

Cute design, and perfect for your state. 8)

But did you know that the website you bought them from - www.alegriashoeshop.com - is NOT Alegria's official one?

The OFFICIAL website from Alegria is www.alegriashoes.com.

For example, on their official site, and on Amazon, and on all other online vendors that sell Alegria shoes (except alegriashoeshop.com) a size 39 is a 9-9.5.

However, at alegriashoeshop.com, a size 39 is an 8.5, a 40 is a 9, and a 41 is a 9.5-10.

Just wanted you - and others - to be aware of this.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 06:04:28 GMT

@feline groovy Hmmmm, I wonder what the difference is? I'm glad I found my SW sandal regardless of its website. When I tried to enter my user ID and password on the OFFICIAL site, I got a msg that it's not secure. That's one mixed up company.

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Sweet_Serenity — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 07:39:22 GMT

Love Love!! Purchased my first pair recently.
Right out of the box! Comfortable. True sizing.
Exactly as QVC suggests. Plan on adding TSV. Continue adding more beautiful comfortable. Shoes.
Please! QVC keep this brand. Thanks again!💗

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MeadowLark — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 08:26:17 GMT

So this brand of shoes is more for people who don't need wide width shoes? I wanted to try this brand of shoes and not sure if its for me since I wear a 9.5-10 wide width shoe. Can anyone help me with this? and for those who have this brand of shoe,are they comfortable enough to work all day on your feet ?

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chrystaltree — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 13:00:01 GMT

I adore the blue print in the TSV and if this came in a wide width, I would have already bought it. I wear a 10W and I am considering sizing up, My foot isn't very wide, it's just a tad wider that the average width. If anyone has this sandal or a similar pair, can you tell me how much "give" there is in the button closure?

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faeriemoon — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 13:30:00 GMT

I have found that Alegria runs a bit on the wide side. If you need wider, you remove the footbed and purchase one made for wide feet. They are available on their website, at Amazon, and I believe, on the Q.

http://www.qvc.com/Alegria-Replacement-Inserts---Wide-Widths.product.A265255.html?sc=A265255-SRCH&cm_sp=VIEWPOSITION-_-1-_-A265255&catentryImage=http://images.qvc.com/is/image/a/55/a265255.001?$uslarge$

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chrystaltree — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 13:39:40 GMT

@faeriemoon wrote:
I have found that Alegria runs a bit on the wide side. If you need wider, you remove the footbed and purchase one made for wide feet. They are available on their website, at Amazon, and I believe, on the Q.

http://www.qvc.com/Alegria-Replacement-Inserts---Wide-Widths.product.A265255.html?sc=A265255-SRCH&cm_sp=VIEWPOSITION-_-1-_-A265255&catentryImage=http://images.qvc.com/is/image/a/55/a265255.001?$uslarge$

Thank you very, very much for this information.!

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feline groovy — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 18:59:28 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@feline groovy Hmmmm, I wonder what the difference is? I'm glad I found my SW sandal regardless of its website. When I tried to enter my user ID and password on the OFFICIAL site, I got a msg that it's not secure. That's one mixed up company.

Hmm... as well, Kach.

Maybe it's like a Betula/Birkenstock thing, although Bets run exactly the same as Birks size-wise.

I've never had any message or other issue using Alegria's official site, plus no other problems there.

You really shouldn't judge just by the one time you got that warning; Alegira is a reputable company.

You can always check Alegria/anyone out on the Better Business Bureau's website (BBB.org), and Google for retail consumer feedback.

Maybe it's your ISP, anti-virus, anti-malware, or something else out of wack.

Infections and other bad stuff can sneak in, even with the best measures.

BTW, I always go for the cheapest prices on name brands, so for footwear that usually means Amazon, 6pm.com (Zappos off-shoot), Ebay, and other trusted online vendors.

Glad you found your cute sandale too, and hope they give you many years of comfort. 8)

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feline groovy — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 19:05:35 GMT

@MeadowLark wrote:
So this brand of shoes is more for people who don't need wide width shoes? I wanted to try this brand of shoes and not sure if its for me since I wear a 9.5-10 wide width shoe. Can anyone help me with this? and for those who have this brand of shoe,are they comfortable enough to work all day on your feet ?

Yep; terrific arch support & a memory foam liner. 8)

From their website:

Our Secrets

Engineered to roll naturally, Alegria’s rocker bottom outsole aims to induce natural walking motion to allow better posture, reduce stress on muscles, joints and back and to give you energy all day long.

Alegria creates comfortable shoes with an anatomically correct patented interlocking footbed system with arch support loaded with latex, memory foam & cork to yield a "perfect fit" every time by forming to the natural contours of the foot, giving each user their own customized fit. Footbed is removable and available in medium and wide widths.

From brilliant patent finishes to metallic prints, from soft natural leather to funky artwork along with Alegria's signature butterfly logo, Alegria Shoes have a color for every mood.

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feline groovy — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 19:13:15 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:
I adore the blue print in the TSV and if this came in a wide width, I would have already bought it. I wear a 10W and I am considering sizing up, My foot isn't very wide, it's just a tad wider that the average width. If anyone has this sandal or a similar pair, can you tell me how much "give" there is in the button closure?

See the Alegria info. I just posted as a reply...

You can get your wide width in other blue floral prints you'd love elsewhere online. 8)

And likely for a much better price and free shipping. 8)