VionicOrthaheel Orthotic Walker Shoe WOMENS D Width WHITE AND BLUE 5

This is my second pair of these shoes, I love the way they fit and they are nice looking. The main issue I have with them is that they wear out quickly on the toes (on the underside of the shoe). I purchased these on Dec 30th and received them the first week of January. I walk about 3-4 miles a day around our subdivision (Monday to Friday) the terrain is sidewalks and paved roads. These shoes began showing wear in the toe by the end of March, here it is the 19th of April and if I step in a water puddle, the water makes it through now. This happened to the first pair as well but I had not realized there was a hole in the bottom until I walked in a puddle so I am not sure how long I had the hole at the bottom. I am really disappointed because I have an arch that is very painful and even with custom orthotics, these shoes had provided an amazing amount of support. However I can not afford to pay this amount of money every 16 weeks or so.

Let me preface this comment with the fact that I am an ICU nurse on my feet for 3 nights straight. So, I feel I get an extraordinary amount of time to evaluate a shoe for comfort and support. I also suffer from a severe case of plantar fasciitis and heel spur. Five years of suffering, stretching, medications, injections, inserts and special shoes... That being said:Vionic is touted as a superior top of the line product in foot and arch support. I will say that the support in the shoe is pretty good, though I still had to use my inserts from my physician. I do not feel that the support was insufficient for the typical user, but it was not sufficient for my severe case of PF. That being said, inserts or not, the comfort of this shoe on the top portion of the foot was awful!! There are seams/pressure points on the top of the shoe that press so uncomfortably into the top of your foot that it was unbarable. I thought maybe the extra inserts I was using created a lack of appropriate spacing for my foot so I wore them without the inserts for a night of work. NOPE. Just as awful! I gave it the month to try and unfortunately came back to Amazon to process a return 3 days too late :( That does not play into my review of the product. I would just advise that a buyer have the opportunity to try these on in person or return asap if you face the same problem I did, as it will not "work it's way out" or "stretch" if you keep them the full 30 days.

I did sooooo much research before buying these shoes. I must've read dozens of reviews, added a bunch to my wishlist and cart, and deleted them all until gambled on these Orthaheels. I live overseas, so I didn't want to end up with a useless pair of hundred dollar sneakers if I could possibly avoid it, as returning them is too expensive from here. So anyway, I got them, tried them on, went for a walk, and it was like angels singing. Little angels in my sneakers singing away and my feet all happy and bouncy. My feet pronate inwards (I don't know if that's the right word), but with these shoes my feet and knees stay in correct alignment. Which means that I don't get hip and back pain when I walk and work out. I thought that I would have to get orthotics to put in the shoes, but they're already designed with built-in orthotic support that satisfy my needs. So so grateful for these shoes, these are my forever sneakers!

I've been dealing with Plantar Fasciitis for almost a year, and I've gotten various advice from doctors, forums, and best of all, a shoe salesman. I didn't develop PF by being an active runner. I didn't develop it from plyometrics, or any dynamic and explosive exercise. I developed PF by being too heavy and trying to get to a 10,000 step goal :( This makes it no fun to try and continue that increased activity. The first steps are a real killer in the morning and long days of standing and walking leave me limping.I'm almost over the Plantar Fasciitis now, thanks in no small part to these shoes. I was frustrated that advice from the doctor wasn't helping, and the solutions that runners used and discussed only left me in more pain--all that advise was geared toward preventing PF and helping the athletic recover from a sports injury. The advice I got from a local shoe salesman has really saved me though.First for me. NEVER WALK BAREFOOT, especially early in the morning. I keep a pair of Nike sandals (which are surprisingly supportive) close to the bed and step into them first thing in the morning.Second for me. Get a really GOOD pair of walking shoes for my days off. I opted for these walking shoes. What a difference from the Skechers I'd been wearing. Thanks, Amazon! The local shoe salesman basically explained that I absolutely did NOT want a shoe with a flexible sole. This was the opposite of what an athletic sufferer may want to do. Having the flexible sole forces your foot to get stronger and stretch out the injured section of Plantar Fascia. For me, being the very non-athletic sufferer, it was causing me to constantly re-injure the foot. What shoes work for you may be completely different than what work for me, but I feel I found a good shoe. More belowFinally for me. I purchased a set of the Superfeet BLUE Premium Insoles for my work shoes. They add the same kind of support to my work dress shoes that I was finally getting from my sandals and walking shoes. I spend approximately five hours of my day standing and walking, logging 6-8k steps on average. I can finally get through each day (for a few weeks now) with nothing more than normal fatigue. I feel like if always used these insoles and followed the no-barefoot advice I would have been free from PF a long time ago.As anyone who has Plantar Fasciitis knows, it can be a real activity killer. But the combination of the above practices has really allowed some healing over the last several weeks. In fact, I have recently taken up golf and have decided that when I have time or am only playing 9 holes I will walk a course. I am wretched at golf, but it's absolutely awesome that I've gotten through about 100 holes of golf without any PF pain!I will be ordering more shoes from VIONIC and will have great things to say. The one thing I will mention, though, is that they do run small. I wear a men's 13D. If I had to order shoes outside my size I could get away with a size 12.5--my feet aren't long enough to have any issues with an undersized 13, but those of you who find your toes crammed into your shoes I can't help you. If in doubt, order these shoes a half-size too small. You will be receiving a great shoe! What I needed out of a day-off shoe was support, and these shoes have been great. In reference to the golf, my first few rounds I wore these shoes instead of golf shoes. They provided good enough traction that I could play during the tail-end of a wet winter, but more importantly I found I can finally walk a couple miles without massive Plantar Fascia pain!I haven't had to break these shoes in, and I have no blisters or hotspots. Very, very happy with my purchase...I will also be posting an edited version of this review for the insoles I purchased, but I really want to recommend these shoes!

I'm very disappointed in this shoe, considering the price I paid for them. Within two months, the sole is separating from the heel. I can't appear to ask for an exchange as the window of opportunity is less than a month for returns. If someone from the company that I bought these from would like to respond and make right on this, I will be happy to change my review to a more favorable one.