Recently I treated myself to a new pair of shoes. I’d read a couple of reviews online about two Australian companies, Frankie4 and Rollie Nation and was interested in their rose gold flat lace up shoes. They both offered a very similar product, so it was hard to choose between the two, without visiting a shop to try them on. Happily, they both offer free returns within Australia, so I decided to try them both.
The main differences between the two shoes are as follows: The Frankie4 product is a podiatrist and physiotherapist designed shoe, the design of which aims to alleviate and prevent heel and arch pain, plantar fasciitis and forefoot pain. It was the more sturdy of the two shoes and also slightly more pointy than the Rollie Nation product. The Frankie4 shoe came very nicely packaged with two sets of shoelaces (rose gold and tan), that you could change to alter the look of the shoe.
The Rollie Nation shoe was extremely light (their range is designed by the husband of a flight attendant who was looking for the perfect shoe to wear for traveling). I liked the look of this shoe off the foot better than the other (although they both looked equally as good on) and the laces were longer (only one pair instead of two).
In the end I decided to keep the Rollie Nation shoe as I loved how light it was to wear, as well as being very comfortable. My foot sat up a little too high in the Frankie 4 shoe (although the inner sole can be removed, I feel this kind of defeats the purpose). It was a tough choice though, and I am definitely keen to try some of the other Frankie4 shoes in the future. It is great to have such stylish options in shoes that are actually comfortable and great for your feet. The returns process was very easy, making it very realistic to be able to try them before you buy.
This is me wearing my new shoes from Rollie Nation! (Photo credit, my son Atticus).