swedish hasbeens Women's Fredrica Platform Sandal

These arrived on June 6, 2014. I am a size 9-9.5 and I ordered the 39 BR/9 M in Nature and these fit perfectly. Yes - they are stiff when they arrived. I wore them out everyday for a few hours each day initially to break them in. Around day 3 I treated the leather and the wood with EVOO per the instructions and this gave a nice patina to the leather.A month in they are extremely comfortable and do in fact stretch and mold to your feet. The wooden sole is very comfortable and fits my arch perfectly. The height is flattering but is counterbalanced by the platform at the toe, so you get the effect of a heel without the extreme arch in your foot. I can wear these all day and not feel any discomfort in my feet either on the toes, ball or arch, which is rare.Overall, these were a great deal (I paid $76 late one Saturday night), and I would recommend holding them in your wishlist until the price comes down, which it will. The color is very versatile and is truly a wear-with-anything style. Very pleased with the shoe and the purchase through Amazon.

Beautiful shoe in the box, on the shelf, on my foot. I seriously just want to gaze upon them. I have high arches, so arch support is non existent in most shoes. I wore a band-aid on my left foot where the pinky toe and the band of leather meet b/c it's a problem spot for me no matter the shoe. I wore for at least 8 hours the first wear (a wedding) with no blisters or complaints. I did wear 2 new pairs of Swedish Hasbeens 2 nights in a row, so the bottoms of my feet were a little achy by the end of the 2nd night. I drive stick-shift - was able to drive in these no problem but probably won't again to avoid wearing the heels down. I had lots of compliments on my footwear at the wedding. Versatile shoe, too. Dress up, be casual, wear shorts - these puppies go with everything! Other comments mentioned the clod hopping noise clogs produce when walking - I didn't have this experience, but I do tend to tread lightly regularly - people don't usually hear me coming.

First, these shoes are adorable. With regards to comfort, I've worn them a couple of times and they are pretty comfortable. I think once they are more broken in they will be very comfortable. I did spend a fair amount of time wearing them around the house to break them in before venturing out and used a commercial shoe stretcher spray, which I think helped a lot. My one complaint is that it only came in whole sizes. I am between a 7-7.5. So, I sized down and they feel a little small, but I am sure that an 8 would have been too big. I'm hoping that as they stretch out more they will fit better.

This is my third pair of Swedish Hasbeens - they are literally - despite what they look like - the most comfortable show on the planet. They are stylish as hell, and really are easy to care for. Take note - use olive or coconut oil on the wood to keep them looking fine.

I've been scoping out Hasbeens for a while and I finally took the plunge on these gorgeous sandals that were very reasonably priced in my size. I read up on care for Hasbeens and how it takes time to wear them in until they fit perfectly. Honestly, the fit was almost perfect just out of the box! I usually wear between an 9 and a 9.5 and I opted to size sown since they are supposed to stretch and am happy I did. To help break them in, I wore them inside with thick socks for an afternoon and I rubbed them with olive oil as Hasbeens suggests. And yesterday, I wore them out to grab coffee and run a couple errands and they were wonderful. I'm looking forward to them becoming a staple of my wardrobe for many years to come!

They were actually a little wider in the foot than I expect, also don't be a dummy like me and use olive oil to break them in. I read on their care instructions that it softens the leather then realized you can't do this on the colored leather because it darkens it. I poured corn starch all over them to soak it up and repeated after 24 hours,it significantly helped. They ate cute and I'm sure who be great once I put in the work to break them in.

Unfortunately, I cannot recommend these shoes. They are adorable and actually comfortable, but after only a year and a half (of which I only wore them maybe 2 or 3 times a month) the strap near the heel has almost completely ripped off. Considering the price of these shoes I'm disappointed.

I wear size 6/36 and this is what I purchased but it is slightly bit. I then visited the Swedish Hasbeens website for sizing information and size 36 measures 9.3" while size 5/35 measures 9.1". Unfortunately Amazon doesn't carry size 35 and this is what I need. My shoes usually measure 9".I've done a research online and since this is leather it will stretch so unfortunately I can't keep them since they will stretch more and they are already a little big. It's such a shame because $70 is SUCH a great price!!! This style (Frederica) is sold for over $200 and just Amazon has this sale.Yes, I can tell they are stiff and it will take time to break them in but I think it will be worth it.A lot of people online said they wore socks with these first to break them in, others have conditioned the leather with olive oil (which is a suggestion on the S.H.'s website), other have used band-aids, and a spray to prevent the leather from rubbing against the skin.Do a little research on how to break them in. Don't attempt to wear them to a park for the first time.AMAZON, please get these in size 5!!

These arrived within a week of purchase. I’m very happy with them. I have narrow feet, size 6.5 so I opted for the size 7. They fit perfectly. I will however have to break them in as I’ve had them on around the house with thick socks and after awhile I did feel a little digging in where the leather meet the top of the foot. Having said that it’s like having to get used to any summer shoes do lots more unsightly trotting with the socks before I think about walking any good distance in them. You also need to oil them yourself which I have not yet done but I will use a good olive oil as advised on these ones just to prep them. They look beautiful on and don’t look too large as I have skinny legs and some size 7s look huge on me- I suppose these have a high heel so the gradient helps with the visuals!

These are great sandals. Leather very hard to start with but soon started to soften up. Colour lovely but after rubbing in some olive oil (to help protect the natural leather from water damage) they darkened very slightly which had made them perfect ! They arrived really quickly too - faster than the estimate I received.

Bought as a present for my daughter who loved them from day one! Many compliments received. Swift delivery.

Cool shoes but I am having to return them as the peep toe doesn't work with my feet as they (my feet not the shoes) are narrow and slide too far forward. I also found them a bit clompy to walk in.

Love them!! Will be wearing them a lot when the weather gets warmer