Manebi: Not Great for Half Sizes

Sweatshirt; Shorts: Agolde Parker Vintage; Sandals: Manebi Hamptons Bow Sandals in Black; Manebi One Belt Yucatan Sandal

I bought these sandals entirely because of the company’s Instagram marketing. ENTIRELY. The Instagram photos are GORGEOUS. The company is Italian, and the photos are of beautiful people wearing such bright colored shoes with this exquisite seaside background. I was totally transported and thought if I purchased these sandals, I would literally be transported to a beautiful Italian seaside. I was not.

The sizes are whole sizes only, so if you are usually a half size (like me), there’s a good chance no size is going to fit you. The company reps said the sandals run small. I am usually a 7.5 so I went to an 8 (or 38 in Italian sizes) and then sized up because the shoes run small. I ordered a 39, and to say that I was swimming in these sandals is an understatement. The adorable bow sandals looked like flippers on me especially because of the way I had to walk in them to keep them on my feet.

And the One Belt sandals were better in terms of sizing, but the strap was so wide the entire length of the shoe that nearly my whole foot slid right through the shoe. It was like the shoe was made for only the back half of your foot while your toes walked naked on the ground. Note: This is not how you are supposed to wear sandals. (I’ve seen some people wear them like this!)

To say the least, I thought they were really cute, and I tried really hard to justify keeping them. But in the end, I returned both pairs. If you are a whole size, the bow sandals at least should work for you. And it’s really too bad because the foot bed is nice and cushiony. I would have loved to have kept them.

XOXO

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