I buy at least one pair of the Merrell Encore a year.  I just today purchased this Encore Rhubarb in my Womens Size 8 from Zappos for $77.99.  They happen to match a purse I purchased recently from Amazon, a&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Baggallini-Luggage-Hobo-Tote-Bag/dp/B004YVZ3FS/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Baggallini Luggage Hobo Tote Bag</a>&nbsp;Charcoal with pink lining peeking out of all pockets and inside.  Really nice purse and the shoes will look great with it.  My feet always get cold and these Encores are great with or without socks.  After the colder winter I just wear them without socks even through the summer.  The Rhubard are a little loud in color so I don't wear them out.  They are not fuschia pink as I thought they would be but rather a weird violet pink/purple.  Funky - so I wear them around the house, up to the mail box and perhaps some yard work.

9-4-13:  This past week I wore some 2012 Merrell Encore Ice Clog in Smooth Black Leather.  I noticed that my toes were blue.  Upon further examination I discovered that the black dye from the black "shearling" lining had come off on my feet.  Today I am ordering from Amazon the&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Merrell-Women-s-Encore-Ice-Clog/dp/B005O6PWSA/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Merrell Women's Encore Ice Clog</a>&nbsp;in Gull Grey which has a white "shearling" lining.

2-12-14:  It turns out that the Gull Grey which are filled with wonderful thick white shearling are very narrow and long.  I can't get a size larger or I would stumble over my own feet. This has NEVER happened to me before.  I did not return them and wear them in the house with no socks because I don't think I could get them on with socks.  After years of Merrell's perhaps its time for another brand.