The Fit Expert
Karen from our San Francisco (Union Square) store says:
The angle of the toe swoop makes them fit a half size smaller.
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The original inspiration behind the Guide was from when John was walking to the Fluevog Design Studio for a meeting, and was confronted by a Girl Guide selling cookies. John, feeling generous (and hungry), decided to buy many boxes of the tasty delicious cookies (the number was never confirmed) to bring back to his trusty, hard working employees. On his walk, his hunger got the best of him, and he started munching happily. First the box of chocolate mints... then the box of coconut cookies... then another box... By the time John got to the Design Studio, he realized he had eaten all of the cookies. He discarded the boxes and removed any evidence of what is now referred to as 'The Great Cookie Massacre.' Unfortunately for John, his story came out in the meeting when everyone remarked on his cookie crumb tie.
Chuckling to himself at the invaluable lesson he learned from his experience, John drew up a sexy ladies shoe that featured thick, soft leathers with pebbled surfaces, custom Fluevog buckles, a 3.5" curved heel, and a 1.5" hidden platform of recycled cork, all on a tunite sole with rubber grips. The uber-modern mary jane, Guide provides you with a firm foundation for the challenges ahead (like not eating the entire box of cookies at once without a glass of milk). Prepare for the Future, choose well today.
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THE FIT EXPERT
Karen from our San Francisco (Union Square) store says:
The angle of the toe swoop makes them fit a half size smaller.
Seasonal
Silver Guides
My New Favorite Shoes
Don't let them get wet!!
My cat got out as I was leaving for work and I ended up chasing her across three yards through wet grass. The black and white started to turn dark grey. I was hoping that it was just because the shoes were wet and that when they dried, everything would be back to normal.
They didn't go back to normal.
My heart is broken. I should have used a suede protector... silly, SILLY Angie.... I am currently oscillating between buying another pair, (and doing a better job of protecting them,) and not buying another pair because I'm so disheartened and I'm worried that I'm going to expose them to a little water and have another pair of wrecked paisley Guides.
In the meantime, I'm not sure what I'm going to do with my shoes. I might dye them. I might take a paint brush and some water and even out the water marks.
I just don't know.... :S Sigh... they were so perfect....
Fantastic Platforms
Shoe build: A+, Paisley Leather D-
best
Shoe: A+, Leathers: Anywhere from A-F.
So, beware of the various funky finishes! But...this family is hands down my favorite shoe ever (of any brand).
Super Comfy!!!!
Best Shoes of Life
I do want to say, right off the bat, please take to heart all of the reviews below that note sizing up 1/2 size! I fluctuate between an 11-11.5, so I sized up to the size 12 in this shoe and I am so grateful I did. They fit beautifully! They are like walking on a cloud of deliciousness. My feet are very narrow, so they did slide a tad, shoving my toes into that point part of the shoe. This was rectified by a nice little thing-a-majig pad under the ball of the foot.
I also want to say to my fellow gloriously tall women, do not be afraid of the 3.5" heel - you are beautiful and divine and you can totally rock this shoe! I'm a 48-year-old 6' tall woman and my inner drag queen shined in these shoes. I got loads of compliments (and threats of shoe theft) on not just my shoes, but me in my shoes. So, be an amazon. Love that tall body - and love it while grooving in these magnificent mary janes. In fact, the brighter the shoe, the better!!
OK. Keep making the large sizes, John Fluevog, and us large and in charge chicks will keep on buying them. You might even think of going to a size 13 for those even more well-endowed (in the feet) ladies. Why not share all this love?!
the love affair continues - SILVER!!!
Super-Comfortable Shoes But...
My 8hours Shoe
Addictive
They fit my wide feet and this makes my heart sing. Normally I am a size 8 but in Fluevogs of any style I wear between a 9.5 to 10.
Bet you can't just have one (pair)!
I'm in love
I was right!
(If you have long toes, I suggest going up ½ size).
oh no.....
My first pair of Guides.. but not my last!
This is the start of a beautiful friendship ...
OMG!!
Jody at the Granville Street store suggested I try these on after I had asked for a purple pair. I immediately LOVED them and walked out of the store wearing them (yes, I paid for them first BUT they were comfortable enough that I could have run in them if I had forgotten to produce me visa!!!)
My love affair continues
Perfect for Narrow Feet, Sexy Too
Love my Guides :)
2 Years and Still Going Strong
My love is boundless.
The Absolute Best Heels EVER
Finally my first pair of Prepare Guides.
Can't wait to wear them on my next dress up occasion. Since it is summer and hot, I'll have to wait till cooler weather to wear them more often.
They are totally worth it.
best Vog evah
Comfort, beautiful and who doesn't like being showered with compliments all day. Go Vog Go!
xx
Can't wear these without getting compliments
Sheer lusciousness!
Gorgeous shoe but didn't fit.
New mama shoes!
Now to get my footsies in a turquoise pair :D
I want to marry these shoes!
New Prepares...
Happy day!
Shoe deserve these
Best Birthday Ever!
Kim
Stunning Shoe!
My New Favorite pair!
Awesome Shoes and sooo Comfortable!
Most comfortable sexy shoe I have ever owned
Fierce!
Caution - will get stopped on the street!
Needs Breaking In
When the Guides first came out, I was awed by all of the colour choice. At Easter I was in Toronto and tried them on, for quite awhile!, and in the end went for something else because the Guides weren't immediately comfy.
But when they went on sale in the colour I liked the most (Fuchsia!), I had to get them so I did something uncharacteristic -- ordered them online since I knew the size I needed. Unlike a lot of the commenters here, I've had to wear them at half day intervals at the office to break them in. First day was painful. Waited a couple days and tried again. Better. They keep getting better. But it was not immediate comfort the way a lot of people have claimed.
Do I regret it?! No way. One of the hottest pairs of 'vogs I own by far (& I own around 10 pairs now)!!! Loads of complements (mostly from other women). Snazzy Sexy Soles.
(Oh, and they work for my very narrow AAA feet, too).
I have a crush on my shoes
Heels comfier than some flats?
happy feet, happy heart
Get noticed everytime
Five pair spree
OMG!! Im in shoe love!
I will defintaly be getting another pair either the pink or turquiose.
Thank you John Fluevog for making great shoes, and thank you Jamie in MN for the help!!
day one, walk blocks!
Love!
Loooove these shoes
dead & buried
Wild Shoes
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(8.5 to 9 in most shoe sizes with fairly wide feet, I bought these in a 9.)
Love Them
Home run!
It perfectly fits my criteria: comfortable, unique (without having that trying-too-hard-to-be-cool look), flexible with different wardrobe, and a little bit sexy.
Adore
LOVE THEM
Not for the shy
First but not the last
True to size
My favorite shoes
Penny
fetish-clogs extraordinaire!
The styles and sizes I wear:
7's in Bellevues and Wonders.
8's in Wearevers and Coffees.
and... 8's in Prepares!
i heart my new fluevogs!
i will say that they fit me a bit small. i have average width feet, and typically wear a 6.5, occasionally a 7. the 6.5 were a little narrow and snug in the front. if you float between sizes, err on the large side.
i agree with most of the positive comments i've seen, so i won't repeat them. but, i'll add that i love how quiet they are! i have so many shoes that are clopmy. these are better for sneaking!
Turquoise Happiness
I got them at the Gastown store in March. My husband and I make a regular pilgrimage from the Island for our anniversary every year and we buy each other a couple of pairs. These were not a shoe I thought I would like until I saw them on my foot.
Absolutely love them. I also found them true to size (9.5 for me, although I also have my 2nd toe bump the end), and supremely comfortable. Thank you!
Orange ones are not orange- very sad
Sadly they are not. They are a dull rusty brown- think 70s leather coat. Very funky, but not what is shown on the site.
Colour aside: holy crap these are a lovely shoe.
Too bad I have to return them. I may get the blue leather ones as I already own teal minis. (:`( (:`(
Love, love, love.
Have em in turquoise
Jeepers, they're COMFY and quirky and spiffy and amazing. I wear them with black and the shoes are the outfit.
Color, comfort, and style
Yummy
Love the Guides
My Dream Shoes
Love em
Coolest Mary Jane's
Colour differential ...
PLEASE GIVE ME REOLACEMENT HEELS!
great shoes, but poor quality/service
a surprise is the best prize
happiness is a vog-clog
The Guides - I love love these shoes. I had written a suggestion to JF at one point to bring out a winter Prepares bootie. And today I see the Merit and I want it in both colors. I opted for the black first because it's a good basic with skirts and black tights but that burnt orange is calling me for my next purchase. Vaaaalll-irie.
PS. just had the protective soles replaced on my Ask clogs and even the cobbler admired them.
DELICIOUS
So comfy!
better then ... anything
People chase me down...
Happy Holly
Sizing note...I usually wear an 8, but in yours I wear an 8.5. Had to have the "yeah" shoes in green too. 8.5 worked in those for me as well. Several other pairs are on my wish list. My husband now knows what to get me for any occasion throughout the years.
Thank you for creating such dreamy footwear. xo
DON'T WAIT!!!
A New Classic
I can wipe my chin now!
I chose the orange-red Guides, which is just a fabulous, stand out colour for them. It's a lovely shade, a bit duller than the online image, but perfect for summer and fall, I think. I tried the 9 first (what I wear in Mini's), but found it a bit tight across my foot, and I was struggling to get the strap done up. Ended up purchasing the 9.5, which was immediately comfortable. They really DO feel like you're wearing running shoes!
My quite muscular legs look shapely and sexy in these, and whether with a skirt or jeans, these are going to be one of my all time favourite pairs of shoes. Thank you, Fluevog Queen W, for being so nice, and such enthusiastic 'Voggers!
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Love my Prepare Guides
Fluevog, you've ruined me for any other!
simply...the best
Another beautiful shoe!
These babies are awesome! Not at all clunky-looking as I thought they might be, and they make you sooo tall! Completely comfy right out of the box, these are a dream. I usually wear a 7.5 or 8 in Fluevogs, and the 8 fits perfectly.
I really debated between the brown and the blue, but went for the blue. The brown is even nicer in person than it looks on the computer, and the blue is pretty accurate.
Thanks for another great shoe, and for extending the benefits of International Fluevog Day to those not fortunate enough to be near a store.
another hit
My feet are the antithesis of the feet-made-for-Fluevogs but three Fluevog stores, numerous calls and emails and the Size 11 in the blue came home to me for my 54th b-day. (last year it was the blood orange Ask Response).
I absolutely wear these shoes all day in pure comfort and joy. I can no longer wear heels as my back has been damaged by youthful shenanigans...these are absolutely no problem.
I tower over 6' in them and enthusiastically GUIDE all the women who ask to your website.
I have a feeling John Fluevog will opt to keep this family around for quite a while. I hope so. I would like a little ankle boot clog in olive.
Got the Blue Ones!!
Dancing around the house!
Incredible!
best shoes ever!
Happy Birthday to Me!!
Love these more than my Scouts!
Unbelievable Comfort and Style!
Best. Ever.
Vegas
Thanks so much to Brian at the Toronto store for all your help. Didn't have my size so he had to order them from Montreal. Monday the order went out and I had them for the weekend ... I don't think I will take them off, they are so comfy and cute!
Got my blue ones, now I have a pair in blue and brown. Comfy right out of the box. These feel like Dansko clogs but make me 3 inches taller! Sexy, comfortable, unique ... THANKS JOHN FOR FINALLY MAKING HEELS PEOPLE WITH FOOT PROBLEMS CAN WEAR!! LOVE!!!! Please make more platform-based shoes so problem feet can be sexy too!
The Dutch are jealous
NO PANTS love herself the Guides
They arrived today
The leather is soft and there is space above the toes.
The color surprised me though. I think they are more brick-red, then red orange.
Not that it matter. I can't take them off. ,-)
YUM
Killer shoes
LOVE!
Love them!
Cinnamon Colored Love
Fun to look at
P.S I have a wide foot and the toe does feel a bit snug width ways. But the leather is soft so I imagine they will break-in and stretch to fit better in no time.
Gorgeous Guides