Review: Sam Edelman Noah Flats.

   On my "most-needed" shopping list has been a pair of nude flats. As many of you know, with extremely difficult to fit feet, shoes are definitely not an easy thing to cross off my list. A few weeks ago, I came across these Sam Edelman Noah flats at Nordstrom. 

Sam Edelman Noah Flat in Nude from Nordstrom

      They appeared to be the perfect nude color for my skin tone and they had an elastic opening which is almost always a requirement in order for flats to remain on my narrow heels. Also, my experience with Sam Edelman shoes, they've always been of pretty good quality. Since I was heading back to the U.S. in a few weeks, I didn't hesitate to order them. A few photos (iPhone photos as I did not have my camera with me):

Quick breakdown:

Quality: At first impression, these appear to be of good quality. The leather is soft and it is well constructed. They have a rubber sole as opposed to leather, so they do not need to be zips=oled to extend its life, which is good. I imagine that these would hold up for a while with frequent wear.

Look: I am really happy with the way these look on the feet. Toe is not too round, and although I don't mind a little toe cleavage, these didn't show any at all and still didn't look matronly. I also really like the nude color on these. Not too yellow or pink. A great wear with everything neutral. I could have gone without the little "SE" logo at the heel, but all of Sam Edelman's flats have this and is really not a huge deal in the grand scheme of things.

Comfort: Comfortable! They didn't dig into the back of my heels or my ankles, which is always a problem for me. There was no pinching at the toes. I felt a tiny bit of rubbing along the mouth at the front, but it probably would disappear with a little bit of wear. There is a decent amount of padding under the feet. They are certainly flat, but I did not feel as if I was walking in my bare feet.

Fit: This is wear the trouble was. I purchased these in a size 6, my true shoe size. My feet are on the narrow side, and I didn't feel like it was a great fit in a size 6. They felt a little large even with the elasticized mouth. I think that if you have a regular-width foot or maybe even a regular heel, this probably wouldn't be a problem, but I was quite concerned that after the leather on these flats stretched out a bit, I would not longer be able to walk in them especially with my extremely narrow heels. They certainly didn't fit my smaller foot and I could only walk a few feet before I completely walked out of the shoe. I wasn't convinced that going down half a size would have helped in my situation. 

Verdict:  Return. I am much too concerned about these no longer fitting my feet after a few wears. I do recommend them if you have regular width feet, however. You can find them at Nordstrom for $99.95. They also come in white, black, snakeskin, and orange suede.

      A Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there! :)