Shoes

[1MrsT]

I thought I'd put my Vionic wish out there, too...

PLEASE use breathable materials for the uppers and insoles for your shoes and slippers. I honestly don't have sweaty feet with any other brand...but it's a real issue with your shoes and slippers. Using anti microbial lining doesn't really help prevent sweaty feet...nor prevent foot odor.

I LOVE your arch support...but material choices has always been the weakest part of your brand. It's great that you're starting to use more leather for your uppers...but the lining and insoles need attention.

Thank you in advance!

[libbyannE]

I wrote a review of Vionic more than a year ago, I think, and I mentioned that I never had a foot odor problem before but ran into it with Vionic shoes ?AND slippers. I thre them away and gave not gad a oroblem since. So, you are right that something is wrong with the materials and breathability of their products. Yuk. Never again. 

[Kachina624]

It's hard to imagine those shoes being as expensive as they are and using inferior man-made materials and not leather.  There are many brands of orthopedic shoes on the market; why do people flock to buy an inferior product?  I'd suggest branching out and trying others.

[1MrsT]

@Kachina624 I can only speak for myself, but I've bought Finn Comfort and Naot for their foot beds, and they use beautiful materials (soft leathers and suedes with lamb skin linings) and the Vionic foot beds fit my foot better. I just HATE the materials Vionic chooses...but I stick with them because my knee and hips feel better with them.

I like the Vionic foot beds so much, I've re-engineered their shoes and sandals to make them work for me, using mole skin under the uppers for some of their sandals that used a hard material that would either rub or cut into the top of my foot. I've had my husband drill small holes in their removable insoles in an effort to allow air to move when I walked. I've used thin charcoal liners to help the slip on sneakers with odor control. I've machine washed and air dried my slippers for the same reason. Any other brand I would have given up...but the foot beds work for me. But even their insoles sold separately have the hot foot/sweat issue because of the materials they chose. 

I know lots of people would HATE to pay more for their shoes, but I'm one who would have no problem paying more if they used higher end leathers and designed for features like air flow. Clarks has many lines and different price points...Vionic would be smart to do that - and do it without embroidery or heavy embellishments! 😄

[cah]

I so agree. I love these shoes, but the materials rub my feet and after much walking they make blisters.

A better material would certainly help. I hesitate to
buy more for that reason.

They're very high priced for plastic, and I know the
profit must be very good.

On the other hand, it may be better with leather and
most companies want a good profit no matter what.

A little leather on a pair of flip flops certainly wouldn't cost that much!

I know they have some in leather, but the charge for that little bit is silly.

[suzyQ3]

I've never been interested in Vionic, but do they make just insoles that you could put in the higher-quality shoes made with better materials?

[1MrsT]

@suzyQ3 Unfortunately they're made with the same material...I've purchased a pair to use with another brand. I don't wear socks with any of my Vionics but I also don't wear socks with the other brands I wear...the hot/sweaty feet are solely a Vionic issue. 

I don't want to sound like I'm whining...just throwing out a request - with the reasons why I'm wanting them to consider improving their design choices. Feedback is good. 😊

[libbyannE]

I would and usually do pay more for shoes. I only ordered Vionic because I had injured my knee and the orthopedic specialist said good arch supports would help as I healed. But it wasn't worth it to me to experience foot odor for the first time in my life. It wasn't only the breathability issue but a man made odor from something in the materials from which the shoes and slippers were made. 

[libbyannE]

That is a good point, but the arch support insert itself seemed to be a big part of the problem. I washed them and thought I might try them in my good shoes, but the insoles retained that odd odor, part of which came from the material itself. 

[jaxs mom]

I don't have any problems with foot odor or sweating when I wear vionics and the only ones I wear socks with are the sneakers.