Isabel Shoes

They always have cute shoes, but of the three pairs that I have purchased they have all fallen apart. The soles wear through quickly, the straps break, or the heals actually just pop off. They aren’t terribly expensive, but I’d still like shoes that cost around $ 50 to last longer than 6 months when not worn regularly.
I really wish the quality was better because their selection is very good.

I really wanted to buy some boots yesterday. Isabel was high on my list as a place to find really interesting boots. And they have great stuff there. Really cool.
However, the only visible salesperson (and I know he was the salesperson because he was hovering around the cash register) was on the phone the whole time I was there and kept saying, «I know. But she has to take responsibility.» I think this opinion must’ve been anecdotal on his part, because he was taking no responsibility for being of service to the several customers in the store at the time.
I’m a sales trainer by trade, and stuff like this drives me crazy. If your customers are not your #1 priority, get out – get out now! Retail is not for you!

I heart Isabell shoes.
They have some crazy designs that I would never wear, but, hey, I appreciate that! They have so many brands and unique pieces that I’m sure would be found no where else in the city, let alone anywhere else in the bay.
I don’t know of any other store in SF that carries Luichiny.
They have quite a wide price range… Fitting for almost anyone, depending on what you are seeking. I always find something I like there.
And for BOOTS, there is no place like it! I typically find really fun and funky flats whenever I venture there as well.
Vito is great. Some of the reviews I read say otherwise… But, hey, aren’t we all human. You can also say HELLO. No? ;)
I hug you, Isabell. xx

Just wandered into this store during a recent shopping trip to the Haight. I found a nice pair of casual boots that were on sale. Alas, they didn’t have my size, but when I mentioned how much I liked the style, the sales person, Vito, said that he has ordered more and will call me when they arrive. If I get that call and the boots turn out to be as cute on me as they were on the shelf I’ll up the star count. Isabel Shoes is really more than just shoes. This store also has a well edited selection of women’s clothing. The sales person suggested a long vest that turned out to be just what I was looking for and fit perfectly. Good call, Vito! They had several cute Murmur brand jackets too. I have purchased that label before and think that they offer a lot of style for the price. All in all this store is well worth checking out!

Very unusual shoes! And some unusual clothing as well. Vito and his lady partner (can’t remember her name right now) are lovely people. I have never had any pressure there and have two great jackets and some very cool shoes as well.
If you hit a sale then you get a very good deal.
I only clicked on pricey here because the quality of product they provide is by nature more pricey than the rest of (most of) the junk on Haight street.

Never walking in again. I was hellbent for boots so I dropped in. After trying on a thin leather boots that drooped all over my ankle (didn’t even need a mirror to know this was bad), the jerk of a sales guy tries telling me no, they look fine. The base of the show was sticking out like a horn in the front, I mean c’mon. So, I– working in retail myself for years– see that he’s just trying to sell me and tell him there’s no need to lie, politely but frankly. He must’ve been offended because he tells me as I’m walking away that I didn’t look like I was going to buy anyways. What a pompous little man!
It was only afterwards I remembered the scene from Pretty Women, «Big mistake, HUGE» or I would’ve pulled the same stunt with the two new pairs of shoes I ended up buying across the street.
Also, agree with reviewer below. What’s up trying to mix lucite and casual?

Isabel’s has some high quality, unique shoes — you’re guaranteed to get compliments on them! Yes, they are pricey — but there are several styles that are current without being too trendy so they’ll last for several seasons.
The store is spacious, with plenty of seating so you can try on these pretty shoes — but be warned, don’t try on something you can’t afford because you’ll be very, very tempted to buy them. (insert guilty, sheepish face here). Also, don’t come here after an afternoon on hippie hill in Golden Gate park — you might succumb to a hallucinatory spree of shoe shopping (what, me? never!)
There’s a salesperson here on weekdays named Vito who’s very sweet and helpful without being pushy — and he’s from Brooklyn (holla).
Great store!

Good for an entertaining chuckle, but even when I was hellbent on wanting to buy shoes, I just never found one I liked enough to take home with me…
Selection varies (on any given day) from average sneaker to odd lucite stripper heels to avantgarde weirdo shoes.

I always love browsing here but I don’t think I ever bought anything here for some reason. There’s a lot of cute, pretty, unique shoes here for really reasonable prices.

Yes Isabel’s used to be Luchiny’s which I was a HUGE fan of. I have a ton of shoes by them and I think they’re made in Spain. Totally funky and I always get complimented or asked about when I wear a pair of Luchiny’s.
Anyway, Isabel has since changed since it took over Luchiny. They still have some funky shoes but everything seems to be geared towards strippers now since that’s the impression I get with the shoes they sell there. Too much lucite from what I remembered the last time I went. Also the quality of some of their shoes aren’t up there as when it was Luchiny.

I have definitely come in here to browse more so then to buy. I don’t think there is a chemistry between me in this store? I’m in the stage of like but not love… but hey shoes are shoes… and it doesn’t hurt to look!

Oh, sometimes I get so frustrated when shoe shopping. It seems like when I am looking for a certain type of shoe (ex. black, flat boots), I might see 10 – 15 pairs that I would love to buy. BUT here’s the kicker… when you see a pair, and say «Oh those are cute!», you walk towards them, turn them over to see the price, and WHAMMY! They are $ 350! You gotta be kiddin!
Isabel Shoes has great shoes and great prices. The end to my search for black, flat boots is a happy ending because of Isabel Shoes. I found the cutest, nice quality boots for a very reasonable price. It feels so good too, because I just know I am going to wear the hell out of them! YES!

Awesome shoes and great prices!!! I have been looking EVERYWHERE for the perfect pair of flat boots… no luck until I walked in. I loved them all!!! Especially when I checked the price… the pair I liked was $ 30!!!
They didn’t have my size so I have to go back next week. But I ended up buying another pair of cute wedge booties for $ 45.
I thought the service was great too, very friendly and available.

I had been walking all around the city, when the flats I had so wisely chosen gave out and created a blister I just couldn’t handle anymore…(oh the horror). I was on Haight and started trolling up and down looking for a shoe haven where I could purchase something to get me to my destination. I had been in three shoe stores before Isabel.
I can’t say I liked 80% of the stuff in here, but one pair of vintage-​y looking strappy sandals spoke to me. The staff was annoying (in that «oh everything looks great on you» way) but I knew what I wanted and just tuned them out. In 5 minutes I had picked out my choice and left…$ 70 poorer however. Boy was that an expensive day!
FYI: wore the shoes yesterday in Seattle (hometown for now) and got at least two compliments… so I did something right…:)

Eh. I wasn’t in the mood to shop for shoes exactly but I stopped in to browse.
The male employee did not even greet me! How rude. I mean an overly greeting in a high pitched tone is annoying and overbearing but no hello at all? Bad customer service.
I quickly perused my way through the display areas. A variety of shoes.heels.boots…flats…none that really tickled my fancy. Still. not even ‘Can I help you find a size?’ or anything. I’m not really the typical Haight/​Ashbury shopper so maybe he knew I wasn’t going to buy any? Therefore not worth the time to greet. BOO.

Service is soooooo helpful and they had such a wonderful selection of funky shoes that wont be on every hipster in towns. A little pricey, but thats to be expected for the upper haight now a days.
I love my new destroy boots!

Sift through the Burning Man platform hooker boots, and you can find some extremely cute (and affordable!) shoes. Pointy toed red leather flats for under $ 70? Yes, please! They are so darling that I am considering picking up the dark teal pair as well.
The salesguy (owner?) at Isabel was very helpful with sizing, and there was no hard sell going on. I will definitely be back soon, as I need more cute flats to run away in style from the crazies on Market Street.

This used to be the old Luchini store, which I loved. I don’t know if it was the same owner or not, but I had to check it out to see the shoes.
Funky cool shoes, most were cool and super sassy, but I wasn’t sure if they fit with my super girly style. It was cool to browse but nothing really was screaming to me that I had to buy it! I did nevertheless buy a pair of flat ballet slippers with a Chanel type white and black quilt pattern on it, cute but not my favorite pair ever. Prices were okay, not super cheap, but not as bad as $ 200 per pair either or gasp, $ 650 a pair. My ballet slipper flats were about $ 50, I have seen similar styles at Nordy’s for about $ 65-​$ 120 a pair. Service was okay, she helped me when I asked, didn’t do the annoying thing where they bring more shoes out to sell you on another pair but also didn’t check to see if I needed anything else.
There were signs everywhere telling me not to try on the display shoes which to me doesn’t make sense as that is the first thing I and everyone I know does when at a shoe store.
Overall, cool place, but not my first stop for shopping in the Haight.

I love Isabel shoes! They carry quite a few distinctive brands like Intuition and others that are one-​of-​a-​kind. This guarantees that a girl can go in and get something that no-​one else has. I honestly don’t mind the prices-​baby just charge it-​it hurts less.
The staff is always helpful, and if I were to be nit-​picky I had two episodes which pee-​od me, but has not turned me off being a customer:
I think Isabel has a janky cash register or the sales staff is too pre-​occupied with other issues, but the last two times I bought shoes here at the cash wrap I have been over-​charged.
Instead of being charged $ 50, they accidentally charged me $ 500 for my shoes. Of course they issued a void immediately but it didn’t clear from my checking account until 4 days later!
The second time this occured was last weekend when I bought a cheapo pair of clearance shoes and I was charged $ 217 for shoes that cost a measly $ 21.70. Of course, the void was immediately issued, but then again my credit card didn’t reflect the reverse authorization until 3 days later.
Just a small bit of advice Isabel’s please update your cash wrap procedures, or buy better cash register and card authorization system where you don’t have to manually enter the customer total.

Just got some hot new boots that I won’t see on 1,000 other people (at least that’s the plan). They also carry a Spanish line called Destroy that are naughtay.
All shoes come with a 6 month warranty! The staff was very helpful and supportive — I need reassurance when purchasing an expensive new look — but not pushy.