Ohhhhhh! I just discovered the brand Gola and their shoes are so adorable!!!! Awesomeness.

http://www.piperlime.com/browse/product.do?cid=37527&pid=568604&scid=568604002

Do you own them, or have you ordered them? They look nice--I'd love a report on comfort and quality of materials and workmanship. What brands are comparable on those counts?

Although I haven't seen them here in the UK, and so don't think I'd purchase them.

those ARE VERY cute! good purchase, maria!

Those are cute shoes - I looked at the other sites and they have more colors at www.shoes.com but they cost more.

I also discovered that www.famousfootwear.com is having a 1/2 price sale.

hey cathlib! I ordered them in a size 8 and had to exchange them for a size 9 b/c they squished my feet. I will most definitely report on comfort, but they are really great quality. If you go to their website they say they are the "Original British Sports Brand" So maybe you will be able to find them in the UK.

http://golaclassics.com/main.asp

gobaygo! thanks so much for the link to famousfootwear. I have wide feet so shopping online for shoes is a lot easier. Thanks!

Thanks! I think I'm going to pass---the only stockist (Schuh) in Oxford is actually a pretty unpleasant place to shop. Loud music, dim lighting. There is no stockist listed in Canterbury, where I'm moving.

I've just bought a second pair of plain brown ElNaturaListas, and between my two pair it was £135, or about $270. They are hand made in Spain from natural, renewable materials. At those prices, they are going to be my comfortable/durable/funky/casual shoes for a while to come, I think.

But they are the absolutely most comfortable things I've put on my feet since my mother special ordered Buster Browns (special orthotics at age 4...we all had congenital foot probs in early life). So I am not complaining!

I've ditched my Skechers in favour of shoes that are going to feel great in a very cobblestoned city inside a Roman wall.

Maria, if you are interested, Shoe Station has a 20% off coupon in our local newspaper that is good Friday and Saturday. (It says normal exclusions apply but doesn't say what they are) It also says no quantity limit. The online code is INBLOOM