Not Angie, but I tried some of the same shoes she did, since we seem to have similarly shaped low-volume feet. I also wear a size 11, and have long toes, both of which can come into play when shoe-shopping. In the past I've stuck with round-toed ballet flats, but wanted to try something a little bit more polished and modern.
I tried the Sam Edelman Sally in two colors, lilac suede and white smooth leather. The lilac was an instant return -- once it was in my hands, I realized it was a brighter lilac than I wanted -- more of a "pop of color" whereas I had been thinking about using lilac in a more neutral way. Kind of like a variant of blush. It also pinched my toes. The white color actually fit better -- my outer toes felt ever so slightly cramped, but I felt they would break in easily.
However, I ultimate sent back the white Sally in favor of the Sam Edelman Rodney. It just fit a tiny bit better, and I liked the way the horizontal line created by the d'Orsay style broke up the length of my foot. To me, Rodney reads as slightly less dressy than Sally, and given that I have a pretty casual life, that was okay by me. I did like Sally a lot, and it was a hard call. Both styles have some light cushioning, but not like you'd find in true "comfort brands". I've added a photo of Sally (left) and Rodney on my feet -- took this shot when I was trying to decide which to keep!
Instead of the lilac Sally, I went with the Frye Regina in lilac. It is much more muted, and I've been surprised how good it looks with a wide range of colors -- navy, gray to black, burgundies ... The Regina is less pointed than Sally or Rodney, and that and the less-polished look of the leather also seems more casual. I find them really comfortable, but the foot bed isn't particularly padded.
I also tried and liked a few other styles of pointed flats. Calvin Klein Ghita is one Angie also tried and liked in white, but chose Sam Edelman Sally over that one. I got the Ghita in black -- black is my "no brainer" color for shoes because there is a lot of it in my wardrobe and I have dark hair. It has less toe coverage, but just enough to cover my "toe cleavage" and it doesn't feel sloppy on my foot, the way many open shoes (all flats, really) can. I also got the Naturalizer Samantha in a couple of colors -- it just fits my foot amazingly well. I noticed in the reviews that some people complained that the top of the shoe creased and then pinched, but on me the top ends right at my toe joints -- no creasing. Like Regina, I think Samantha looks more casual, possibly because it covers more of the foot?
Finally, I tried the Frye Sienna, which is probably the most like Sally. Unfortunately I fell in love with the one with the criss-cross ankle straps but only one of the two straps is adjustable. Like most shoes with straps, I need to tighten them to the max to get good fit -- one baggy strap and one fitted strap was a bad look! The rest of the shoe fit well, and I could see trying a version of this style without straps in the future: like most Frye shoes, the leather was just beautiful.
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