text: The concept for these sandals was good, but the execution left a lot to be desired, and I returned them. The foot bed felt great and the gold and cork color was reasonably attractive. The problem was the poorly designed straps. All of the cross straps and the ankle strap were too long. The cross straps had so much velcro on them that even when they were adjusted as tightly as possible, there was still exposed velcro which rubbed against the top of my foot. The ankle strap was so long that it looped around and overlapped the top cross strap, making for a very bulky, unattractive look. If someone had a foot so large that it required straps this long, their foot would not fit on the foot bed. Finally, on one sandal the ankle strap was stitched to the inside supporting strap at the wrong angle, causing it to bulge outwards. Poor manufacturing. If Vionic could pair its superior footbed design with high quality uppers made from good leather, they would probably sell a lot more sandals. Combine the Vionic footbed with a Joseph Seibel upper, and you'd really have something.