I ordered the Alegria Venice about two months ago and love them.  They are one of the few shoes I can wear all day.  I have a bad back, high arches and picky feet these days.  These shoes were uncomfortable the moment I put them on.  They're about twice as high as the Venice and they remind me of those wooden Japanese shoes from long ago.  They don't have the same rocker bottom as the Venice and they are not comfortable to walk in, even slowly.  And they try to slip off my feet as I walk.  The pattern I got (Dottie) is beautiful but that's about the only good thing I can say about the shoe.  They look okay on but they are not subtle shoes.