Ok I haven't followed this entire thread...shopping US stores is difficult from Canada, but are you able to shop 6pm.com? I noticed they have the Bernias you like... So if nothing else tickles your fancy, you may be able to duplicate

Maia, thanks -- 6 pm doesn't deliver to Canada OR take our credit cards. It's a bust for us, alas.

Also, those Bernias appear on the site but in fact are not available in my size. Double darn.

Jackie, thanks! Good advice, I suspect.

Elizabeth, I had not thought of calling Nordstrom's in Ottawa. That's an idea for sure. I wonder if they price match to the US site? Hmmm......

I just wanted to give my fellow Canadians a bit of a caution about ShoeMe's "free" shipping. The ShoeMe price for the Munro Zena sandals that Sveta found on the site is $250, which would make them around $280-290 after tax. Interesting, because I bought the exact pair last week and paid $225 (full price plus GST and PST) at a B&M shop in Victoria.

As if that wasn't bad enough, the 20% discount which flashes briefly when you first visit the site has a LONG list of excluded brands, Munro included. To Canadian online shoe shoppers, "free" shipping means having to pay a pretty hefty surcharge which ShoeMe adds to the retail price of most of their shoes.

Suz, to get a sense of what the Vanita looks like on a foot, the Zappos site has a video. IIRC, it's the navy version and not the one(s) that interest you, unfortunately.

Oh, and the Vanita has a flexible sole which I would not necessarily expect eyeballing the sandal.

Hello again.
Just found these while looking for something else. Don't know if Ecco fits you, but when the do, they are amazingly comfy!
http://ca.shop.ecco.com/touch-.....en-sandals

ETA: They actually have a few options that might work as the bronzy neutral you are trying to find.

Elizabeth, do you think it looks dorky in the white?

Ecco CAN fit me well -- depends. (Some are fantastic, others no good at all; they seem to have a couple of footbeds.)

And thanks!

Hmm... good question. I do think I'd prefer it with a cork heel rather than white. I confess I find white shoes difficult.

Helpful, huh

FWIW, I don't think the white looks dorky.

Thanks, Angie. I might be able to see that one in person; we have a store that sells Ecco and if they have that style they may have it in white. Or on a trip to TO.

I'm still debating what to order or do. Someone told me I might be able to get the Bernias resoled. I could get another year out of them, doing that.

Good heavens. That's a lot of replies. I haven't been through all of them yet to see if someone else has mentioned these. The link is from Amazon. Not sure what happens there with shipping to Canada?