Customer Reviews Mephisto Helen

Great support - These shoes feel wonderful!! They really conform to your feet well.

Keeps eating my feet! My Mephisto Helens are really comfy, but the toe piece has eaten a hole in my big toe 2 times in the past 2 months! When it happened the first time I wore them, I thought it was a break in thing ... but when it happened again, I was frustrated. I love Mephisto shoes but I regret getting the Helen. I should have purchased the Heidi!

These sandals are very comfortable. Good arch support. The gold metallic leather is a little stiff. I am very glad I got them. They go with everything.

I am usually an 8, but had to return mine for a 9. Overall look is cute. I don't consider myself to have a wide foot, but this shoe fits a little narrow. My last 2 toes hit the lip of the side. But overall, I think they are comfy and stylish. I chose the khaki and love the color!

Mephisto Helen - Thanks to the Zappo terrific customer service I was able to buy a pair of Mephisto sandals. It took a lot of effort however, as I had to send back 3 pairs and am keeping the 4th. I know my size but all the different colors (red waxy leather, red patent leather, camel waxy leather and light beige nubuck fit differently in the same size. They were either made in France or in Portugal so that might account for the irregularity. I am keeping the best of the bunch but still find the piece between the toes on one foot digs in. I love the look though, and am glad I was able to return the others easily.

Funky and comfy - Helen is a great shoe. I am a long time Birk fan and find that the Mephistos are more supportive--and I was psyched to finf them in fashion forward colors. I got the silver and they are hot--people are stopping me on the street and asking me where I got them. I originally tried on the pink and I have to admit that the pink was more comfortable. The leather on the silver is very hard, I think because it's the way it was dyed, and they take a bit to break in. I love them and recommed them to anyone.

Bought for walking - Ordered these shoes at the suggestion of a friend and love the look and feel. Did take a few times to comform to my foot but wear them all the time now.

I was looking for a comfortable walking shoe that wasn't ugly and clunky looking. This shoe fit the bill. I have a slightly wider foot (usually wear a D) and a high arch. The shoe has good arch support but is a wee bit narrow so my wide foot is a little snug. But otherwise it's great. And I think it's very cute.

I just bought this sandal and it is so comfortable. I am a 7 1/2 B and a 7 fits perfectly. I have painful heels and this is just wonderful. I have not hiked the mountains with them, but I feel I could wear them forever. Worth the money.

I bought two of these sandals, one in gold, one in black patent. The shoe comfort was good overall however the black patent was stiff and I had blisters at top of foot after wearing them only 2 hours. The gold sandal gave me no issues after a full day of wear. Arch support is very good for plantar fasciitis sufferers.

Sadly, this shoe was too narrow for my foot. I wear a M width, but my foot overhung and the strap wouldn't buckle loose enough. Can't figure it out but I had to return the shoe. Nice looking shoe and I wish it had fit.

Shoes are well constructed with good arch support, but a major flaw is that the underside of the leather is so rough that I couldn't wear them without cutting my feet. Had to take them to a shoemaker to rectify it.

The shoes are very comfortable and do offer a lot of support. However the backs of both of my shoes are falling apart and I have taken great care of these shoes. For the price of these shoes this is very disappointing.

I am usually a 41 in Mephisto and these did feel a tad narrow but not enough to get the 42. The foot bed is amazing and the shoe felt great when I first put them on. The black Straccato leather was so thin and hard that after an hour of walking around the house, it was cutting into the tops of my toes! I couldn't believe it was happening and it took 2 days for the red marks to heal. I love Mephisto and and have no problem spending the money on them. I don't usually wear thong sandals and had been concerned about the between the toe area, but that was fine! Perhaps the Nubuck would have been better. I really wanted to love these shoes but unfortunately I had to return them. Zappos customer service is by far the best in the industry!

I love Zappos. So fast, easy to order, and just as easy to return. I found this shoe to be too short and not quite wide enough. Also, the box and shoes smelled very perfume/deodorized! Maybe the mfg treats their shoes with an air freshener. I thought that was strange.

I have two pairs of "Helen". The footbed and arch support are comfortable; however, the patent leather and "hard" leather uppers are very stiff and uncomfortable. The thongs are irritating between my toes. The nubuck leather is very comfortable. I would buy the nubuck again, but I love Naot sandals so much more. If you have a choice, buy Naot sandals! They cost a little less and are wonderful.

I ordered three new Helen sandals. I love the colors but the arch support is half the height of the Helen Style sandals that I bought in 2005. The new footbed does not provide the orthotic support that I require for my high arches. Also,the placement of the leather straps were not the same across the three sandals so there may be a decrease in quality control. I am also sadden to say that though I have depended on my Mephisto Helen sandals I will have to seek an alternative with a higher arch support to wear a shoe without my custom orthotics.

I ordered my third pair of Helens from Zappos, the other two being about three to four years old and still going strong. The problem is that Mephisto have seriously changed the arch support in this shoe over the years! With the new Helen design, my arches fall within half a day (I have high arches and slender feet - a perfect fit for the original Helen of a few years ago). They are quite uncomfortable compared to my old Helens. Even side by side, the arch is clearly much taller on the old ones - the whole footbed looks different. I miss the old support and though I wear my new ones, I wish I could buy many more pairs from 2004. They were squishy, supportive, and perfect, while the newer version is hard with flatter arch support. Sadly, I need to move on to another brand of sandals...

When I ordered this shoe, it was suggested to order a size larger. I am usually a 39 but ordered the 40. I did not need the 40 in the length, but it was narrow and especially did not fit my left foot which is wider than my right due to past fracture. The right was more comfortable but even that did not feel right, partly due to the combination of the straps.

Not as comfortable as I hoped - I love the look of this sandal. The comfort was another story. The area where your big toe goes cut into the skin after only a few minutes. I think they would soften up, but I need to wear them now for vacation. The smooth leather looked like it would scratch easily. I will be returning these for a different pair. The sizing was as was described--need to size up. Thanks Zappos for your quick service, as always.!

Disappointed - I am very disappointed in Mephisto. The leather is tough and it makes a blister on my two big toes. The arch is wrong and I am sending them back. They are not manufactured in France any longer. Helen are made in Haiti. I have 5 pair of Helens and these do not come close to their comfort. I will not order them again.