Sabah makes leather shoes hand-crafted in Turkey.
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I own a ridiculous number of Sabahs, both Sabah and Baba styles. The key to these shoes is how you take care of them. When worn and cared for correctly, these shoes become part of your foot.
It is essential that they are resoled soon after the heel begins to wear down. You can typically resole the shoe for $50-70 and that should last 1-2 seasons.
My wife and I both wear sabah's daily. We have pairs for around the house (which are super cozy) and I've even worn these with my suit to events in Italy. The variety of colors, and textures make them very versatile. They just get more comfortable over time. Getting your right size is critical. I ordered the wrong size at first and thought they weren't great, but once I returned for a size up, they haven't come off.
The shipping process was ok and overall the durability has been good. It would be great to see more images on the site with people wearing them, as trusting the color of the stock image is hard.
I LOVE my Sabahs They are my go-to work, errands, and around the house shoe I have even walked 50 blocks in them without my feet dying true to size and cute colors
They take a moment to break in
The website instructs you to size up so I did. The leather slippers were a premium price which I expected since they boast a hand made artisan product. I received them and they were too big. I got an exchanged pair in my actual size (not sized up as they suggested ). They fit great and are comfortable, but after wearing around the house 4 times the staging started coming out all over. For almost $200 bucks I think they should last longer than 4 wears.
There are higher quality products Available for more affordable price
Worst shoes if you are seeking comfort. False advertising says they get better each time you wear them. I bought the black Babas and the upper sole was green instead of tan. Took awhile to figure it out why there was no contrast like in the photos on the website. No refunds, so you best be willing to commit to their products. Very disappointed and wasted time I can’t get back.
Refunds just like other shoe stores, at least within the first 30 days. Customer service is for the customer, not the company first.
I own 3 pairs and counting. They are the perfect shoe to wear around the house, to the office or beach or walk the dog (don't have a dog, but I imagine this to be true). They are also a go-to gift and recipients tend to love them too.
I'd love to see half sizes. I'm in between so wear them a bit loose but I've heard from others they are in between sizes too. Half sizes. And if you can only introduce one half size, Women's 41.5. Thanks!