Merrell  Encore Breeze 5 Shoes - Women's

I’ve purchased the Encore several times in the past with great satisfaction. Now this women’s shoe has changed. The rim at the opening is not leather anymore and is loose, though the toe box fits. (The men’s equivalent still looks like leather online). Im disappointed.

I was a long time wearer of this style for summer and the Jungle Moc for fall. I replace with a new pair when the sole wears out. The last pair I bought came apart between the mesh and the sole within days. It still felt comfortable, I tried crazy glue, but it did not hold. I wore it around the backyard etc. so it is not a total loss but it did seem less than secure and not presentable in public. I was hoping to buy again, but seeing the back is now high, I will look elsewhere. The elastic for my Jungle Moc has also changed as well (less suede, most stretch material) but I didn't mind that change.

Just bought my second pair .. love these! Have wide feet w/bunions and issues with nerve pain .. these have been extremely comfortable for hard to fit feet!

Looks good. And comfy in the beginning. Unstated falling apart after a few months of wearing.

I love these shoes, have several pairs and wear a lot! I wear them to go to town, out on the farm and even when I was doing 12 mile day hikes in the Scottish hills—not mountains, mind you but in the hills they were perfect. Wash my farm shoes as needed and get lots of wear from them. Take them traveling too as great for going through the airport and on the plane. I have very high arches and add an insert; even then these shoes fit exceptionally well and the top where the seam is does not put too much pressure on my foot/upper arch. This is wonderful as many shoes are not high enough and really irritate this part of my foot. So glad I found these shoes; have worn them for many years and as I just purchased 2 more pair-fully intend to continue to do so!!!

I've been wearing Merrells almost exclusively for over 15 years and have always bought size 9. These were huge and I had to exchange them for 8-1/2. Even those are slightly large.

I have been searching for a comfortable slipper that can be worn indoors or if necessary, outdoors too. I love being barefoot. After suffering through months of painful plantar fasciitis, I knew I could never go barefoot again on hard surface floors. My podiatrist recommended these as supportive, comfortable and soft insole, ventilated upper to keep my feet cool and comfortable, easy to put on and take off. I can these wear with or without socks. These are simply... perfect!

You can buy these on amazon for $57-$64.

I was excited to see a new generation of this style, which I've loved in the past but have had a hard time with over the last few years. I ordered a size 12M but they were too big/loose all around, even with socks. I wear 12Ms in other Merrells (Moabs and Siren Edge) so thought these would be a likely fit, but they're not. Size 11s are too small but going up to the 12s was a bigger jump than I expected for a difference of 1 size. I also found the arch support lacking but that could've been due to the poor fit. For what it's worth: Rock is a beautiful blue/grey color and I'm really sad that I have to return them.

These shoes are the best. This is my second pair and they fit well and I can get my orthotics into them.