Privo by Clarks Desire Fun Ballet Flats (For Women)

These are very cute shoes and unfortunately, I had to return them as they were too small and too narrow.

Purple shoes! Who knew! The color is so calm it goes with lots of different colors. I love 'em.

I ordered both the black and the burgundy color. I've worn the black pair to work for a couple of days so far this week. They are stiff and hit the top part of my left foot where I had bunion surgery years ago. I've put a rubber pad in that part of the shoe, and that has helped quite a bit. I'm hoping the shoe softens up with more wear as I do like the way they look with slacks.

I am giving these 3 stars because the cons and pros are about equal. I love the color (purple) and the style but I'm afraid they will never break-in enough and I will own yet another pair of cute shoes that torture my feet. I read the reviews that said these shoes are stiff and the straps were too tight. I found the stiffness to be all in the toe box while the straps were completely the opposite for me. Clark's packaging supports stretched the elastic so much that the straps stand a good 1/2" off my foot! I am a size 6 so the compactness of my foot and the "one size" product packaging is probably the cause. Not sure I can tighten them without having the elastic shortened. Then there is the way the top edge of the shoe opening pinches my toes. I also feel like I will have to keep my toe nails clipped to the quick to relieve the pressure to the tops of my big toe. The prices/return policy at STP certainly make it affordable to keep trying till I find some non-black flats that work for me. I'm quite sad about these shoes- they are painfully pretty (pun intended) and I wanted them to replace a pair of Privos I've been wearing for the past 7+ years that finally wore out.

These are cute, versatile shoes, and provide more cushioning than most ballet flats. They do look a bit like real ballet shoes, as one reviewer noted, but I feel that adds some personality to the shoe. I will wear them with knee length skirts, capris and skinny trousers. I bought the eggplant color to go with several shades of purple items I own. found these true to my normal 7.5 size, but my feet are somewhat wide and chunky. A smaller narrow foot may not fill these out and end up with loose straps.