Davids Footwear

The man was friendly take care of my little foots. He tried to find out over and over all the smallest shoes for me, once let me try and try agin. Finally I found my shoes, not very high heel, brand is much better than Prada, that I couldn’t wait to order from Vancouver in HR.

Jen is so helpful. She’s beautiful too. They have an amazing selection of men’s and women’s high end shoes. And Beautiful bags. Louboutin, choo, Valentino, Chloe, manolo, Ferragamo and more! This store has it all. Evening to everyday wear. They have sneaks boots heels and flats. It’s a great store right in the heart of yorkville!
Jen went out of her way for my mom and I. And we both love our shoes!!! We’ll be back!

Well overpriced for mediocre quality men’s shoes, mostly low end lines of high end brands star USA, Ferragamo Studio, etc.
Sold me a belt where the buckle broke and the leather split and was told to take it elsewhere. Poor customer service and told me I didn’t pay for quality, just brand name.
Avoid.

I went in 5 minutes before closing unknowingly. Customer service was great. Lawrence, a really sweet gentleman, was very attentive, informative about fit, and made me feel welcome. He was not only pleasant but kind. I spotted a pair of military boots in the style I’ve wanted, on clearance, but the only available pair were a half size up. He offered them with insoles (as a gift). This actually made my day (was waiting years to find the right pair).
The other salesperson was unwelcoming and rushing, as other reviews have indicated.
I will go back, but only when Lawrence is there (he left me a card, so).

Very disorganized when I came in for the men’s stuff. Shoes were all over the place on the second floor. There was a lack of service, albeit I didn’t get the holier-​than-​thou vibe from the gentleman that was helping me. Perhaps it was because we started talking about shoes a little more in depth. Anyway, this is a great store for shoes by Church’s, especially if you can find them on sale — albeit they are usually rubber-​soled and cemented. You can find Ferragamos at another Davids location. They should seriously bring in more ‘established’ styles from manufacturers like Crockett & Jones (UK) or Carmina (Spanish). Was surprised that they did not carry cordovans.

I knew David when… I remember the opening of this store very well and it certainly has come a long way but I’m not sure who would shop here. The place is stunning and very open but you can cut the attitude with a knife. Not something I like to tolerate from a shoe salesman, I can only assume it works for them. I do have a healthy collection of shoes of which none I have bought here, not because they are over priced, which they are, I just cant give someone my business simply because they are their. I give them 3 stars for the selection and display, for service and friendliness, they fail.

So I was hunting for a pair of Manolo Flats — satin with a nice shiny buckle in the front. I initially went to the David’s location at Bayview Village and bought the blue pair, but they did not have a size 6 in the pink pair… which I also desperately wanted.
So I asked the store to hold an order with their downtown location, one that I have not been in many years. But, it is nice. The renovated space is large and airy and displays all the wonderful shoes you can buy.
When I entered, two gentlemen asked if they could help me and I told them I had a pair of shoes on hold for me. Well, one of the sales staff, Laurent something, said right this way. I sat on one of the comfortable chairs in the back and was given my shoe. They went to a lot of trouble to find my profile on their system (I had enough points for a $ 50 credit) and because my credit card put a hold, the store also offered to call on my behalf to fix the situation. It felt like they were bending over backwards for me, which hey, is fine by me!
Overall, I had such a great experience that I think I will make this my go-​to store. I thought the service here was so much better than the BV location.

EXXXXPENSIVE. But this is where I come to look for designer shoes. Mostly to drool but to touch too.
They’re super expensive, but Manolo Blahniks are worth it (mine are consignment finds), and they are just gorgeous to feel and look at.

Who is David, and why is he so greedy?
The most valuable thing in the world is knowledge, but the shoes at Davids Footwear ain’t that far behind in pricing. Can the Louboutins at his store lead us to the Holy Grail? Will the Jimmy Choos his selling suddenly give us magical Kung Fu powers like Jacky Chan’s tuxedo?
Yes, the glorious high heel, it make fools out of the most discerning Men, but take a close look at the merchandise here and you will realize that these boots were certainly not made for walking.
The entrance to Davids Footwear is very awkward, I seem to always been waiting for someone to first make their exit before I can attempt to approach the damn door. The store is immaculate, it’s a nice place for sure. But shoe shopping isn’t the type of shopping you do in the open, and that’s where this place gets it wrong.
It’s all glass on the first floor. Now, I’m not horribly concerned with taking off my shoe in public, but not everybody is so fortunate to have perfect feet like me… as a matter of fact, some fabulous people (I’m sure) are in possession of some ugly, stanky feet. Personally, if someone has ugly feet, I wouldn’t want to been shown to them. The level of privacy within the store is next to none, so people who are self-​conscious can go to hell.
There is this spot within the first floor where a girl can walk up and down before making a very expensive decision, but for what they are asking for, I feel that there should been a bloody runway.
Did I mention nobody has ever smiled at me here? A slight nod of recognition was all I got. Somewhere else this would suffice, say… the Buckingham Palace, as certain a nod of recognition would be considered a great honour, but this is a shoe store in Toronto, and in a shoe store in Toronto, I go by the name of; ‘Sir.‘
There is no décor here, the décor are the merchandise itself. It’s just mirrors and funny shaped pedestals.
Upstairs has a lot more mens’ shoes, but I promise it’s no more interesting than what they already have on the first floor. Besides, a shoe store is the last place I want to buy shoes. They have been made to the generic specification of someone who possesses a certain foot size. As a Chinese man, I am a believer that one’s foot is central to a person’s overall health.
My Louboutins are from Italy, made to my specifications. The only other methods of purchasing shoes are as follows:
1. Fly to England, take a cab to Mayfair, find the best shoe maker in Savile Row, have your shoe made.
or
2. Go to Beijing where there are specialty stores for every sneaker possible, and buy something you can’t find anywhere else in the rest of the world.
This place is at the corner of Bay and Bloor, less than a minute walk from Holt Renfrew. I’m not sure what purpose this store serves, when Holt’s selection of footwear is a hundred times more extensive. I cannot see any sensible reason why I should give my money to David, especially when all the salespeople seem to ignore me.
I never actually seen anyone smile here, ain’t that the purpose of a shoe store, to make girls happy? King David treated Bathsheba better than this David the shoe guy to his patrons.

Shoes… glorious shoes… aaaaah
Came here with my best shopping buddy Sarah H.(not a Unilocaler yet, but I’m workin on her) to drool at the shoe candy and bags that teasingly line the glass facaded storefront on the perfectly iconic corner of Bay and Bloor. Shoes and bags from the likes of all the heavy hitters like Valentino, Jimmy Choo, Salvatore Ferragamo and Sergio Rossi and the much ballyhoo’d Christian Louboutin are here in all their glory to break your heart and you or your sugar daddy’s bank account.
The store is the closest thing us Torontonians have to a Fifth Avenue style shoe department and it’s pretty fab, save for the creeper shoe gigalos/​sales help. Maybe this kind of service is good for Aunt Edna and Gramma Bernice and the proper old dames that are Chanel-​ed to the hilt, but when trying footwear on, I prefer to put the shoes on by myself and not have some old «paisano» try and fit me Cinderella style into some Louboutins… besides since when did Prince Charming look like «Vinnie the Plumber» with a 3 piece suit? I guess there’s more moula to be made in upscale shoe sales than waste disposal services… I digress…
Upstairs is the much more concise men’s department where I spy a brilliant pair of Paul Smith brogues that I suspect would look perfectly dapper on my hubby. Grrrrr how is it that men’s shoes which obviously use more materials than women’s cost so much less… it’s a travesty!!!
As much as Sarah and myself love shoes, we find the selection is a little more glamorous/​goodgirl ladies who lunch conservative style with cutesy bows, and less our flavor of rockin’ fetishistic and ball-​stomping bad girl stilettos. David’s carries gorgeous products no doubt… but for what it’s worth it’s a bit of sticker shock and beyond the reach of most mere mortals so it may be best to wait for the seasonal sales for designer shoes within reach.
If you enjoy shopping for über high $$$ end shoes with full frontal service than David’s is a good fit for you.

I love shoes probably almost to a disgustingly excessive degree, and I love all the shoes Davids has: red louboutins and gold jimmy choos and pink marc jacobs – everything.
I walked in fully intending to buy a pair of shoes and I walked out empty handed. I was pretty much the easiest sale ever and yet it still didn’t happen because the guy who tried to help me was so overly pushy.
From the moment I stepped in, he followed me around OBVIOUSLY. He didn’t even try to be subtle about it. I did a little tease maneuver where I looked like I was about to go one way but I went the other way. He mimicked me perfectly. It was like we were playing basketball.
I finally asked him to bring me a pair of marc jacobs, just plain black pumps. He brought out instead a pair of louboutins. Which were $ 600 more expensive. Dear, if you want to make a lot of money off of me, at least try to be sneaky about it. Obviously subtly was not this man’s strong point.
I specifically SAW the right foot of 7s of the Marc Jacobs on display, yet he said he couldn’t let me try them on because they didn’t have my size. Yeah right. I’m not THAT dumb.
I ended up trying on the louboutins which were heavenly, of course. I might have even bought them in the end if he had just let me have my way and try the other ones on.
But no. It’s as if he was scared I was going to buy them instead of the louboutins. Probably would have happened, but hey, a sale is still a sale, right? I would have walked out poorer if he just let me buy those damn Marc Jacobs. But no, he pushed for the $ 800 pair of shoes that were way too amazing for me to afford. And I walked out just as poor as I was when I walked in.

The service here matches the ambiance. If your going to spend big dough on a pair of shoes, it’s nice to feel pampered. Elegant men bring you fabulous shoes to try on while you watch the world float down Bloor Street. Christian Louboutin shoes and boots are my true love, along with Salvatore Ferragamo and EMILIO PUCCI. Fear not, walking around in this beautiful store and getting a contact high from all of these amazing shoes may make you irrational enough to pull out the plastic. I guess there’s a lot better things you could splurge on — like the rent but what fun is that?

I used to think that it was only Holt Renfrew that could make my heart ache… that is, until I came across Davids.
Valentino, Sonia Rykiel, Chloe, Marc Jacobs… they all flirt at passersby, winking at them seductively, challenging them to walk another day in their horribly unstylish and tired shoes.
Pink Louboutins gleams from their protective glass casing, Paul Smith dances on the coffee table… This place is unapologetically expensive and gloriously luxurious.

This store really knows how to torture a girl.
Shoes lined up against the window over-​looking Bay Street and Bloor.
I see at least ten pairs that I love and I know they can never be mine, unless a rich friend gives me her hand me downs.
But there is a great variety of shoes and bags that is a load of fun to look at.