Men's Strand ATR

I ordered the Strand ATR in a men’s size because the teal shoe is beautiful but oddly unavailable in women’s sizes. If your second toe is your longest, order a full size larger than what the foot scanning app measures. The app apparently measures for a foot where the big toe is longest. The Strand ATR is very comfortable and is overall a beautiful shoe.

The issue is with the quality control. The first one I ordered had defects with the stitching of several toes where there was black fabric between the toes instead of teal, and one toe had a large dimple in the top. When I returned it for a larger size, the replacement shoe had defects in both heel collars. Both heel collars were folded over and bent forward on the same side, causing it to uncomfortably dig into my ankles and leave a red mark after a few minutes of wear inside the house. After striking out twice with defects in the Strand ATR, I decided not to return it for a third try but to instead return it for a refund. However, I loved this shoe so much despite the quality control issues that I plan to try again next year when they are on sale again. Hopefully this fairly young brand will work out the quality control issues and my third pair of the Strand ATR won’t have any defects. I did keep my Zen Suede Slip-On, which is my favorite shoe I own. Due to the material and design, there is no heel collar issue and it is amazingly comfortable.

These may be designed for every day use, but I still like to wear them for trail running! There are awesome! Super comfortable and still very flexible with a lot of ground contour feel without the sharp pains of pointy rocks and pebbles under foot.

My first pair were very comfortable basic Strands but the nice soft upper material didn’t last long with trail running ground cover abrasion . I am delighted you persevered and developed the ATR style. Perfect for me.