Balisi

I got a great deal on some dress shoes here. The selection isn’t huge but the staff were friendly and helpful without being pushy.

Nicely laid out store. Spacious & décor is minimal but pleasantly neutral. The merchandise gives the splashes of colour. The two ladies in the store were very nice & helpful. But again I was looking for a certain kind of shoe. So I didn’t find it here this time. But I would come back to check out what they have in the future. Range of different prices in the store. Nothing super cheap but reasonable.

A cute but small selection of stylish shoes. The service was ok; the vibe was a little cold and snobby. There are better shoe stores at the Danforth.

Ahhh shoes, the key to a woman’s heart…
Balisi’s got the keys to open such hearts with a cute & charming variety of shoes from the likes of Melissa, Miz Mooz, Sam Edelman and Ash, just to name a few brands.
The Danforth Balisi offers a small but well edited selection of styles and for the most part the shoes featured here are pretty comfortably fashionable which is a revelation for someone who’s used to cramming her foot into exquisite 5 inch heeeled objects of fetishistic torture!
It doesn’t stop at shoes though as you could easily prance outta here desked out from head to toe with a funky new wardrobe.
Service at Balisi is super friendly and quite knowledgeable, even though there was the obligatory add-​on purchase spiel which went something like this;
Me: «Okay solid, I’ll take these shoes»
Salesperson: while randomly pointing at a mannequin «Hey weren’t you gonna try that dress on?»
Me: «Ummm (inner dialogue: wtf that tacky thing!!!) Nooo???»
I thought that was kinda balls-​y er should I say Balisi that the saleshelp decided to tell me what I thought I’d like to try on, still I ended up with a killer pair of cute Melissa pumps and in the end and that’s all that matters!

Balisi has a lot of trendy shoes, and tons of high heels. I don’t know about the Hush Puppies and stuff, but I guess they have to cater to the demographic. Anyway, this store is smaller than the one on Queen West but has nice jewellery and a couple of shoes younger women can wear, like my age group 20-​something.
Customer service trumps that both at Queen West and Eglinton (they are bitches on Eglinton – and so is the crowd). BUT the BEST variety of shoes is on their College location. I could’ve DIED swooning at the amount of gorgeous leather distressed boots and sandals and everything they had at Balisi on College.
But if you live near the Danforth, it’s not bad.

Looooove this store! You will always found something unique and the staff is super nice and helpful without being too pushy.

I’m going to sound like a pretentious fashionista (and I am far from it), but I hate wearing clothes/​shoes that others have. Nothing is more awkward than walking down the hall at work and seeing someone with the exact same piece of clothing/​shoes. Fortunately this has never happened to me.
Balisi carries a whole slew of brands from around the world… from Hush Puppies to El Naturalista to Tsubo. Let me warn you though… it’s not cheap. Don’t come here and expect to buy five pairs of shoes. Balisi also carries bags, clothes, and accessories too. My mom buys a lot of her bags here because they’re chic, unique, and reasonable. They also carry a variety of funky leggings and stockings.
The service here is fantastic. Sales associates here know their stuff and are quite helpful when you’re looking for shoes. There’s no sense of urgency to buy shoes. Rather with their patience, shoe shopping at Balisi is an enjoyable experience.
I bought a pair of heels this afternoon so I wont be back tomorrow, but I look forward to returning next month to see what new shipments have arrived.
Woohoo! Balisi is as good as it gets!

Kabam! Sex on wheels… Hot diggy. drool factor 12. Not only do they carry The hippest shoes and come fuck me boots and well maybe leave those on sweetie.
The sheer pethera is well just warms my heart.
So the other day, credit card in hand. and what did I not need. Yes a pair of purple boots… Zing! PURPLE… BOOTS…must have. Well no not really.
Shoes, bags. And yes I always need more of those… oh coats, hey is that shiny jewelry over there? Oh belts…
Darn it. whens pay day? and to top it have just how many locations? three? and all have different shoes in them. Hello!

STOP EVERYTHING!
Shoe-​a-​holics: read on
Cheap boyfriends and husbands: «Look over there I think it’s a hot girl on girl topless UFC match!
I walked in and immediately died and went to shoe heaven. Truth be told I need more shoes like a hole in the head (quoted directly from my hubby), but I couldn’t resist going in. I was immediately greeted and shown shoes that would DESTROY THE VERY FABRIC OF MANKIND… (and go with my party dress!)
He was super quick and helpful; pulling shoes off the wall and getting sizes to accommodate my fickle half size foot. I ended up purchasing a super cute pair of purple Vivienne Westwood sandals with a black heart (Lady Dargon). Get this… they are scented like my 80’s Strawberry Shortcake doll (I seriously couldn’t say no to that).
All in all this was probably one of my best shoe shopping experience and totally worth the trip to the Danforth.

I walked in and swooned. So many pairs and pairs of adorable shoes, really cute and yet chic shoes. Not the sort of shoes you would need for the high life, but really wonderful shoes that balance the fine edge of casual and chic. In short, the perfect shoes for shopping with the girls, or a day out with the girls, or casual but still intimate coffee date with your significant other, or shoes that are sophisticated for the office, yet still have some fun and spark to show off your personality.
I don’t want you to shop here and take my shoes. They’re MY shoes!