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Radical Yes Reads Your Reviews: Olympia Loafer
We are back with another episode of 'Radical Yes Reads Your Reviews' - where Instead of us talking about shoes, we're letting you do the talking. Today we are reading reviews from our customers to see what they think of our super popular Olympia Loafer. We even gave our favourite review a $200 gift voucher. Watch the video to see if it was you! You can see all our Loafers and other Slip Ons here. Filmed and edited for us by Tomorrow Films. Watch the video below. Transcript: Hi Rad friends, we're not in the fitting Salon because we are at Radical HQ design studio, and the reason that I'm here is I wanted to go back to a segment that we worked on last year and that is 'Radical Yes Reads Your Reviews'.I literally do read every review that comes into the business - your reviews are so important to us and we we really want to celebrate reviews and to prove it today we're actually giving a 200 gift card to the winning review that I read so you'll want to stay on for the whole thing and see if it's your review that's getting a winning gift card today.I am going back through some reviews that you have written about one of our best-selling most loved Styles and that is Olympia. Olympia Loafers are actually one of our most highly reviewed shoes and I think there's some pretty good reasons for this aside from the fact that they look epic but rather than me talking about it let's get into it and talk about what you said Lucy shared with us..."Comfy and easy to style these Go. With. Everything" A lot of full stops in there which I like to use full stops too."Exactly as pictured and true to size. Sole is bouncy sturdy and so comfy. Took a little bit of breaking in with some thick socks but nothing crazy. Love how they instantly add a bit of polish to any outfit."Oh so many things I could talk about on this point. Yes they are true to size that seems to be the resounding commentary on the Olympia Loafer, but the bouncy soul they are made from rubber so it makes them super durable and very comfortable to wear on the commute thanks Lucy, not THE winner but still a winner.Susan says..."Perfect loafers I feel like I've been waiting for these since the 90s."I've been waiting for a lot of things since the 90s and these are definitely one of them."Perfect chunkiness, beautiful quality leather, comfortable from the first moment I put them on. True to size..."That's two true to sizes so far did you see that?"...and great for a high arch. Love them".Love that they've been great for your high arch Susan and the reason that Olympia Loafers are great for people with a high arch whilst the vamp is quite deep at the side this little seam makes them quite easy for a high arch and so it's not just me saying it's actually you guys saying it.This one from Christiane... "The shoes I've been looking for forever..."Not just since the 90s exactly."...the shoe I've been looking for forever and could never find. They're so utterly on-trend and yet also completely timeless. I can see me wearing them with jeans suit pants skirts and definitely emphatically with socks."Oh yes they're a very good sock shoe. Very good with socks "might need to get the forest green at some point".Did you hear that Forest Green's? Excited? Christiane is calling your name!Let's talk about the winning review for today's segment of Radical Yes Reads Your Reviews.This comes from Joycee..."Perfect work shoe. After a couple of months of comprehensively breaking in these shoes I can write a proper review. These are a high quality, well-made pair of shoes. Comfortable enough to last a whole day. The first few wears were a bit pinchy, but not too uncomfortable. I recommend opting for a very true to size fit because the shoe needs to be quite moluded to the foot to stay on comfortably."These definitely are true to fit there's no denying that."Break in with thinner socks and patch with Band-Aids where necessary before fully breaking in. My heels were sometimes prone to slipping out and the back would pull my socks down slightly however when the toe box slightly stretched around my foot I did not have any such issues. The rubber sole is grippy with its slight platform the shoe is on the heavier side but I did not have any problems with this. Besides this I've loved the flattering appearance of the shoe it just matches any outfit so beautiful and comfortable. Would kill to have a brown version eventually too." Joycee, we reread your review and we fashioned up a sample here but we need everyone to vote should we make them in Brown? You tell us but the good news is that we are giving Joycee a $200 gift card for her ideas on fashioning up one in brown.That's Olympia Loafer, that's your reviews $200 gift card tell us what you think about a chocolate pair keep the reviews coming because we definitely can make them into the shoes all right.Stay Radical! ✌️
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Radical Yes...Help Me Find My Best Sandal Fit!
An exploration into the magical, metaphysical world of shoe fitting In today's post, we share two ideas to consider in finding your perfect summer sandal. The first speaks to the barebones practical idea of ‘which fit is best for my foot?’ - based on a physically deductive method. The more easy to capture ‘wide feet’, ‘long feet’, ‘been-dancing-too-long-bumpy-feet’ gives us an easy check box list of things to consider with our key ‘365’ styles. But then there is the (perhaps) bigger consideration of which sandal ‘fits’ the privilege of making it into your life as a long-wearing, multi-purpose, conversation-starting statement sandal. A design idea we cycle through every season in the (re)creation of our ‘always on’ 365 styles. With this in mind, let’s talk first about the all-important practicalities. Wide Feet If your feet are wide - The best styles in our ‘365’ sandal collection for wide feet include our highly reviewed and much adored Arkestra Fisherman Sandal, as well as the (also highly reviewed and loved) Visby Sandal. Both offer good foot coverage, and the all important arch support in the midsole that speaks to the practical imperatives of ‘all day on your feet’ wear. Long & Narrow Feet If your feet are narrow or long, it’s all about the Neptune Sandal. With adjustable velcro straps covering both the arch and ankle, the midsole on this style runs slightly longer than other sandals in our 365 collection making them a favourite for customers with dancer-length toes. Watch the video below to see our Retail Team Leader, Sumedha, sharing all her tips from The Fitting Salon on how to choose your size for these ‘365’ styles. Now. Let’s talk about the radical imperative of ‘365’ styling Styles that we consider ‘365’ talk to our ideas of both ‘all year round styling’ (you know we love a sandal and sock combo) as well as ‘easily deserving of more than a year’ in your wardrobe status. Case in point - our classic T-Bar Declaration Sandal, which we have now been making for an amazing 7 years (!) basically unchanged. See the sandals.
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Radical Yes Reads Your Reviews: Adventure Awaits Clog
We're back in our design studio, and we're reading your reviews. In this episode, we dip into the mailbag (aka - online reviews) to see what you're saying about our Adventure Awaits Leather Clog. We also award our favourite review a $250 Gift Voucher! So click below to watch the video and check if it was you...or be sure to review your last purchase, and we may send you a treat! Clogs, Slides & Mules. See more backless styles. Transcript: Hi Rad Friends! We're here in Radical Land Studio with a very exciting episode of ‘Radical Yes Reads Your Reviews’! Hooray! It’s been a while, so we thought we might jump on and do one of our most highly reviewed shoes now - Adventure Awaits - look how proud she is. All right, so, let's get straight into it, but actually before I do, I do want to say that we're giving a $250 gift voucher to the best review. So that's going to make you stay on and see which one it is right? Oh crumbs, here we go - Jasmine says… “Comfiest shoes! Amazing for anyone with high arches as the leather upper is soft enough to not press into the top of your foot. Almost like sandals!” Jasmine, couldn't agree more, they are almost like sandals with a closed toe, definitely something we had in our minds. “… the sole is spongy and flexible too, so you don't feel like you're wearing hard cork slip-ons.” Not going to say what brand that is, but there is another brand that makes them like that. “… had to get another pair!” Thanks Jasmine. We really agree with everything you've said there, but I think the high arch point is a particularly good one, because we do have a lot of customers with high arches, and this shoe does really accommodate around that. Mary said… “Like walking on clouds!” Clouds are coming up a lot for these shoes. “… these are my fourth pair…” Thanks Mary! “… of Adventure Awaits Clogs, I have them in multiple colours. They've become my favourite Radical Yes shoe. Wearing my Adventure Awaits Clogs feels like walking on clouds; they're incredibly comfortable and great for wide feet.” This is so our shoe for wide feet. When people ask us, “I have wide feet, I have problem feet”, straight to Adventure Awaits. “...The arch support is fantastic, I hope more colours are released”. There are more colours coming Mary! Stay tuned! “Ultimate Comfort!” Says Mon “I work in a career where I rarely sit down during work hours. My knees and hips had started to ache daily, even rotating other quality brand shoes. Since purchasing, I wear these Monday to Friday with no issue. Most supporting shoe and well-made! I did find the run large, would have loved the size down. Thanks Radical Yes! Local and quality.” I do want to make some comments on that Mon, and that is, the first thing is Monday to Friday wear we have to wear them every other day, remember. We’re not going to wear them every single day because otherwise they’re going to get worn out too quickly. We like to let the shoes have a little rest in between wears. Couldn't agree with you more that they do run a little bit large and some people do size up - sorry - size down because they run large. That's something to keep in mind if you are looking at this style. But the insole is really super comfortable. It's made from an EVA foam, it's got a lot of - it's a memory foam, so it actually reflects your foot back and it keeps it nice and structured underneath, especially in the arch, but it's still really squishy like clouds, exactly as everyone's saying. The last one, which is actually our $250 gift card winner, Jessica… “Hoof heaven! Love love love. I have a long and wide foot, and these are just glorious.”Makes me so happy when we nail a long and wide foot fit. “I ordered the 41 and found them to be pretty generously sized. I consider these shoes up there with my Blundstones and Doc Martins: shoes I'll wear the &%$# out of and keep buying for as long as they make them.” Thanks Jessica, that's such inspiration for us and actually inspires us to make a lot of other colours that we'd been considering. There’s a few things on the board at the moment, we've got the same jade green as the Arkestra Jade. Staying in the Arkestra family, we've also been riffing on the Midnight Plum that we've just put out, which everyone's loving, and we've also got this crochet situation that we've been working on which I only have an upper pattern for so far, but could be a little limited number situation coming soon on that. It's definitely not like Blunstone or Doc Martins uppers; it's a little bit more decorative. But definitely has limited edition excellence written all over it. Coming to a shoe shop called Radical Yes near you soon. All right, that's ‘Adventure Awaits Read Your Reviews’. Stay Radical!
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Celebrating Creative Women: Amy Pearson, SUN MOTHER® Studio.
We recently connected with creative powerhouse Amy Pearson (brand strategist, coach, designer and podcaster), through another creative powerhouse and friend of our brand, Lucy Lumen (photographer, content creator and long time radical collaborator).
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Our Newest Location - The Radical Yes Warehouse Outlet
Welcome To The Land of No Returns. The rumours are true - The Radical Yes Warehouse Outlet is now open. As many of our customers know, our Fitting Salon is too small to house our whole collection plus end-of-season styles, so we have expanded our warehouse to accommodate a special outlet store. 'The Land of No Returns' is a place to find sale items, end of line styles, samples, seconds and even rare one-off items. Many items available at the warehouse outlet will no longer be found online or at The Fitting Salon You will find Bags from $49. Shoes from $79. Best of all - you can try them on before you buy. But keep in mind, all sales from 'The Land of No Returns' warehouse outlet are STRICTLY FINAL. No refunds, no returns. That's why we created a place where you can try them on and be sure before you purchase these great finds. If you are looking for new arrival styles and our warehouse outlet is closer to you than our Fitting Salon - you can also visit to try on and buy news styles because they're all available in our warhouse. Please note new and non-sale styles are at regular prices. Getting There The Land of No Returns is located at Clik Collective, 203 Rooks Rd, Vermont VIC, 3133. Just off Canterbury Rd in Vermont. There is parking on site. Public Transport - Buses 736 and 765 run from Mitcham train station to corner of Rooks & Canterbury Rds. Clik Collective is a shared warehouse space housing many interesting local businesses. Enter through reception and the friendly Clik Collective staff will direct you to our warehouse unit. Opening Hours Tuesday: 10 am - 4 pm Wednesday: 10 am - 4 pm Thursday: 10 am - 4 pm Friday: 10 am - 5 pm Closed Public Holidays Find some of these end-of-season styles and more.
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6 of the Best Sneakers to Wear to Work
There is no denying the ongoing casualisation of the workplace. But while it may be getting more socially acceptable to turn up to work in your trainers, there is still a level of ‘put togetherness’ our radical creative customers naturally want to feel. With this idea in mind, when it comes to designing our sneaker collections we are always considering ways our products can help customers show up as the best version of themselves whilst still maintaining that all important hit of radical individuality (something mass made sneaker brands can’t hit). Here is our list of limited edition styles for ‘on-duty’ moments that will take you from the studio to the Boardroom, or even all the way to yard duty in exclusive radical style… Ballet Core Retro Sneaker in Crushed Gold Leather - made in a small batch of 140 Designed with a suit in mind. The lower profile cut of this sharp trainer speaks to the professional heart of what we do. Sleek and modern with just the right amount of shine, we dreamed this one up for the many architects and interior designers we work with who need a style that helps define their creative vision. Super Journey Velcro Sneaker in Metallic Silver - made in a small batch of 100 If you are a hairdresser or nurse - or just someone who stands on their feet all day, Super Journey is your new BFF. Set on a fully flexible, bouncy rubber outsole made intentionally double height thick this shoe also features a fully removable insole and is orthotic friendly. Featuring fast getaway velcro straps, the premium leather upper also makes the spills and thrills of these more active vocations easy to wipe off. Movement Buckle Shoe in Cement Leather - made in a small batch of 100 Dreamed up for the teachers, the librarians and all those workplaces where you need to have covered toes but still want to maintain your fashion dignity (we know who you amazing women are and we are here for you!). Part sandal, part sneaker (we sometimes call them a ‘shandal’), the Movement shoe has become the go-to work shoe staple for many of our customers. Pretty Sweet Sneaker in Black Suede & Nylon - made in a small batch of 80 Forget the ‘just got back from gym’ vibes sneakers at work can sometimes be at risk of falling into. With it’s all black everything finish, Pretty Sweet has the chameleon energy of a lace up loafer and loves being worn as such. Match with pull up black socks, a long line skirt and blazer for a more modern take on the your cross-city commute days. The Super Model Sneaker in White Leather - made in a small batch of 100 10,000 steps worthy! The best accent to a pair of black man-style pants is a fresh white sneaker. Our Supermodel sneakers were designed with a hint of yellow on the eyestay (the part where the laces go), for a conversational colour pop. Match these with a crisp white shirt and pull all the preppy vibes for your next PT meeting. All the comfort feels but still a kind of power play put togetherness going on. Radical and Yes. Ballet Core Retro Sneaker in Daisy Satin & Suede Colour, but make it all-work-occasion wearable. As noted by our stylish friends at Homeroom recently - this shoe is the “alternative to *those* sneakers but wanting a fun colour regardless.They’re made in small batches so you won’t be seeing them on every man and their dog.” See the sneakers up close. ballet-core-trainer-gold-crush, super-journey-velcro-trainer, movement-buckle-shoe-cement, pretty-sweet-trainer-black, the-supermodel-lace-up-trainer-white-and-90s-yellow, ballet-core-sneaker-yellow
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Best Sellers
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The Fitting Salon
The place to see, feel, try and buy our new products I.R.L (In real life). Now open 7 days (except public holidays)
554 Queensberry Street North Melbourne, VIC 3051
Monday: 10am to 5pm
Tuesday: 10am to 5pm
Wednesday: 10am to 5pm
Thursday: 10am to 5pm
Friday: 10am to 5pm
Saturday: 10am to 5pm
Sunday : 11am to 4pm
CLOSED Public Holidays
The Land of No Returns Warehouse Outlet
Here you will not only find end of line sale styles but also our full collection of new arrivals. You can also choose to click & collect from our warehouse if it is closer to you.
Clik Collective - Unit 46/203 Rooks Rd. Vermont, Victoria 3133
0478 686 954
Tuesday: 10am to 4pm
Wednesday: 10am to 4pm
Thursday: 10am to 4pm
Friday: 10am to 5pm
CLOSED Public Holidays
