My sandal update:
So I got the berry and brown braided delivered. I have narrow ankles so I knew from trying them on at Nordstrom that I needed to have an extra hole added for the ankle strap. Well the brown braided are so cute, but the design has a frame around the hole section. So if I were to add an extra hole, it would be outside the frame area. Boo!
The berry fit fine for the left foot, but not on the right. So I returned both the berry and brown, hoping my local Walking Company would have another berry gecko for me to try. Wrong! They did have a black in the next size up, so now I know that a 40 keeps my toes from touching the edge. So they placed an online order for me to try Toffee Crinkle Patent (which is a lovely shiny bronze color) in a 40.
So my perfect summer sandal hunt continues...