Steve Madden Europe Reviews 1,308

TrustScore 2 out of 5

2.2

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Most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. Consumers often express dissatisfaction with the company's return policy, citing instances where they had to pay for return shipping, even when the wrong item was sent. People also report that the prices are too high. Additionally, many consumers report issues with their orders. Reviewers report inconsistent sizing, with some suggesting ordering a size up, while others found the shoes too large even when ordering their usual size. Some consumers express concerns about the quality of the products, with reports of shoes falling apart after only a few uses. However, some reviewers express that the products are great and as expected.

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Website said “next day delivery” Order confirmation said “we have a 3-5 day delay” This was three days before Christmas. Customer service was closed in the weekend. No way to call them,... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I thought the shoes were very nice. However, they were too big (I ordered my usual size). In addition, when they were delivered, I noticed that they didn’t have regular laces but were elastic slip-on... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I ordered bridal shoes - several ones to try but all the the same size. One pair I had to order a few days later because they had been initially out of stock. Delivery, packaging, payment and overall... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Products are great!! Shoes and bag were exactly like expected 👍. Only problem was with delivery with PostNord Finland. Though all information (address, email etc.) were right and visible, PostNord Fi... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I really like the shoes of Steve Madden but I am suprised about the differences in seize. Same shoe size 37 is perfect same shoe different colour seize 38 is too tight. It is disturbing and makes... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The shoes arrived within 4 days of ordering which was brilliant as it was before Christmas. I sized up on the shoes and they were perfect. Couldn't fault the process and really happy with my purchase.... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Very Nice procuct.. never sizes the same though .. I put 4 stars as I am always having trouble with deliveries (late in date and never show up to drop the box in pick up store and you dont have any c... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I really love S.M shoes and how they look like, but there are really big problems withe the size. I have 5 pairs, 4 same typs all ordered size 39(German size) and all of them are different 2 to small... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Op de site stond een aanbeveling om de laarzen een maat groter te bestellen, gedaan en veel te groot. Klantenservice gevraagd de 7,95 retour en verzendkosten op te lossen voor een kleinere... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Steve madden do better... Still waiting for my order which is paid for, logged a client services ticket, but no resolution... definitely not buying from them again, waste of time, energy, and money.... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If you want to return your purchase be aware that it's impossible. Courier needs details about S.M-company, but they don't give all information (phone number) about themselves. Even you would like to... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Early December, I bought a pair of boots as a Xmas gift for my daughter but size was not correct. Steve Madden refused to replace them becaise it was outside the 2 week period. I boughr a new pair t... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

14 days is too short for return policy. Especialy during the busy holiday season where I had to shop early in time(Sinterklaas & Christmas). I’ve sent a request via e-mail, I wanted to exchange the sh... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Received the wrong color boots. When contacted the customer service, they didn’t exactly cooperate and weren’t really interested and helpful. Their advice.. order the boots again online because they a... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Never buy anything from Steve Madden Netherlands!!!! They don’t take any responsibility for returns when they send wrong order and wrong return labels. I have sent them 20 mails over 2.5 weeks without... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I didn't receive adequate customer support! My parcel arrived later than expected and officially remarked, so when I wanted to return the boots which do not fit me as they are cut way too small (!) t... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered a pair of Steve Madden boots in Portugal advertised with fur lining, but received a different pair without it. Getting in touch was a nightmare—it took days and multiple emails and calls. I’... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Followed the sizing recommandations which were unfortunately really off and incorrect. Decided to return the shoes (12+ euros) and asked for a discount (free shipping) to get the correct size in a new... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The insole on the left shoe (where the big toe is) is longer than it should be and it affects me walking, unfortunately I can’t cut your shoes open to show it to you. Somehow customer service have k... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Will never buy again with this brand !! Major mistake À shame not to have an extension for the return … 14 days is a pure scandal during year end holidays !!! My five daughters and myself will let th... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered a shoe and it was bigger than described on the website and I had to pay the full refund shipping 13€ on a shoe that was 80€?!! usually I would order the same shoe in a smaller size but being... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Honestly thought I had been scammed! For a pair of shoes that cost £140, I was shocked at the quality of what I received. The shoes were falling apart. Loose stitching, glue remnants all over them, t... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Never received my package. The tracking code said delivered which is NOT the case. After that it got scanned by DHl again and now saying it is on the way again. From there nothing seems to happen with... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I am very disappointed with the quality of a pair of shoes I recently purchased from a Steve Madden store. Unfortunately, they developed a fault quickly. To resolve the issue, I reached out to Steve... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The fitting is way off your size 9 fits like a size 5 that's really bad especially for the price not everyone has small feet please do better it's 2025 !

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give zero stars, I would. Steve Madden’s service is absolutely below any acceptable standard. They proudly claim to offer a 6-month warranty, yet legally you are entitled to more t... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I bought the shoes one size up as advised on the Steve Madden but when I received them they were at least one size too big and I had to return them at my own expense. I should not have to pay to retur... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I never received my package!! It was delivered to a store and I didn‘t received the message where because we dont have a steve madden store in my hometown and I only received one message after it has... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

the shoe sizes are incorrect. EU40 (my size) is to small. EU41 is much too large. The return shipping is far too expensive. Beautiful shoes, but I can not longer order anything.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

16 days after confirmation of receipt of the return, I still haven't received a refund. The return shipping costs are also very high (€12). Terrible service!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

The description is wrong. The item fabricated from synthetic and not from daim. I paid delivery fees and to return the product with the wrong description I have to pay again return fees of 15 euros ?... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Love the shoes, not the return policy. Cant return shoes in the SM-store. That’s so inconvinient and certainly not healthy for the enviroment. A reason for me not to order online anymore.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered a bag as a gift for a friend. The bag had a defect so we decided to return it in order to buy another one. We paid the return fee and we had to choose from only one courier company, UPS. Unf... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I had to pay nearly 20e for a return, for shoes which are too large. This is out of norm with the market.l, especially on footwear. Will never be ordering again.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I needed to pay more than 3,95 for return of the item and I am already waiting more than 5 business days for refund just because the size did not fit me. Not customer friendly.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I would not recommend Buying here if you are not 100% sure about the size or comfort because it cost 13€ for me to send my shoes back. I will not buy anything here again.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst customer service ever. Waiting over 3 weeks for a refund eventhough they have my returns and no joy. €15 to return the item as well! Stay away from them.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

The picture of the shoes looked very different than how they were delivered. In real life they were very shiny. So I returned them but than I needed to pay 7 euros for returning costs. If it was clear... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Wrong size delivered. Contacting support did not help. Return shipment not free of charge... honestly this was the first and the last time I ordered with Steve Madden.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

it's been a month that I purchased boots on the site, somehow the package has been lost and they still don't pay me back. I'm so disappointed and I want my money back...

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I wore them once and the inside sole is already damaged. My 30€ shoes don’t do that. So why a 150€ shoes does it ??? Disappointing Also don’t get me started on the shipping back for 13€ that you abs... See more


Company details

  1. Shoe Store
  2. Bag Shop
  3. Men's Clothing Store
  4. Women's Clothing Store

About Steve Madden Europe

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What began as a modest $1100 investment in 1990 has developed into one of the most iconic brands in footwear. At our online store, you'll find the most extensive Steve Madden collection consisting of women's, men's and kids' shoes, bags and clothing.

✓ Free shipping on all orders
✓ Orders placed on business days before 17:00 will be shipped the same day

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2.2

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TrustScore 2 out of 5

1K reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dont order

Dont order! The shoe quality is good but the delivery and support is horrendous. Just buy In store

14 January 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Return

If you want to return your purchase be aware that it's impossible. Courier needs details about S.M-company, but they don't give all information (phone number) about themselves. Even you would like to pay that return by yourself. Bad vibes, thanks.

15 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible customer service

Early December, I bought a pair of boots as a Xmas gift for my daughter but size was not correct. Steve Madden refused to replace them becaise it was outside the 2 week period. I boughr a new pair to make sure that my daughter got what she asked for, told her that I would never buy Steve Madden again even when she asks for it and took myself out of their mailing list. Case closed as far as I´m concerned: never again.

1 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

return

I have been waiting for my return amount for over a month now, but I still haven’t received it.

7 January 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bad customer service

Followed the sizing recommandations which were unfortunately really off and incorrect. Decided to return the shoes (12+ euros) and asked for a discount (free shipping) to get the correct size in a new purchase since exchange is not available. Customer service was really not understanding and fair. Will not buy again.

15 January 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Waiting for refund

I sent the shoes back. The size 40 was much too big. 39 was much too small! I‘m waiting for refund. I told Paypal the problem. Please check. Thanks.

31 December 2025
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I really love S.M shoes and how they…

I really love S.M shoes and how they look like, but there are really big problems withe the size. I have 5 pairs, 4 same typs all ordered size 39(German size) and all of them are different 2 to small and 2 to big... you can see it immediately of you hold the shoes together, and sry for the price over 100 euro per pair...im very sad and will think about of I order again....

5 January 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Better don’t!

I ordered one pair of loafers which should have arrived within 9 days. But they actually arrived too late at a time when I was out of town for 2 weeks. A friend picked them up for me because otherwise the mail would have returned them. When I finally tried them on I couldn’t believe what was going on. Steve Madden has explicitly stated on their website that they recommend to order one size up. I usually fit 38 but since they recommended to do so I ordered size 39. and let me tell you it was the worst decision & I regretted it. The shoes were loose af. A few days later I decided to return them. But ten I had to face the next problem: the qr Code they sent me didn’t work at all. So I told the customer service what happened. A week later I got a response and guess what? It was an automated email! By the time the return deadline was overdue so I decided to go to the post office and send the shoes to them as if it were a regular package and then I again wrote an email. But some guy called Barry and another one called Mario were just insanely inhumane and didn’t give a damn. Like it’s their fault and now I had to pay the full price for the shoes. Now they are claiming that they haven’t received the return from me and here I am having wasted 98€ for shoes that apparently got lost and an extra 20€ for their stupid return package pricing. Which makes a total of -118€. Girls n guys: better do not order from steve madden. All they want is our money. They don’t even care about their customers no matter how much you spend and no matter if your package gets lost.

19 December 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Steve madden do better..

Steve madden do better... Still waiting for my order which is paid for, logged a client services ticket, but no resolution... definitely not buying from them again, waste of time, energy, and money. Buying from their website is dissapointing, time consuming and really just not worth it.

On their website they state, order before 12:00 next day delivery, its been 6 days and my order hasnt even been processed yet. Your client services cannot resolve this either... so you make people pay and then don't process their order...

11 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Customers with no standards, respect or compliance to basic trading standards!

A company with 0 zero respect to listen or take action for their paying customers.

My boyfriend ordered me a pair of heels from this company for Christmas - on their website directly under these same heels on their official website it states VERBATIM “Sizing recommendation: We recommend you order a size up”. My boyfriend therefore followed this advice in good faith relying on this to be correct, and ordered one size up from my usual size.

Well this advice was TOTALLY wrong - we are not talking they feel a bit roomy I mean there’s a whole inch and a half gap between my heel and the back of the shoe.

I emailed to complain and ask for an exchange/refund as this was no fault of me or my boyfriends, but their answer was it’s out of the 14 day window. This is where I explained this is not a “change of mind” return, but instead I am requesting action to be taken as Steve Madden themselves are in the wrong due to misleading sizing information as a purchase was made in good faith relying on their advice which was incorrect and therefore means the item was sold using misleading / misdescribed information on sizing.

While I understand their standard 14-day returns policy, statutory consumer rights apply where goods are misdescribed or sold using misleading guidance. I therefore requested a reasonable solution, such as an exchange for the correct size, return, or store credit to the value of the purchase.

I have sent about 3/4/5 emails now to their customer service explaining this clearly, politely and trying to resolve this issue amicably, but I have been palmed off with 2 replies from separate agents that were copy and pastes of each other basically saying “they will take this issue as feedback for future reference” which is appalling! And then being told it’s too bad as it’s outwith their 14 day returns - Despite me explaining why their internal policy is invalidated with my consumer acts. This has been repeatedly ignored.

I am now going to be contacting trading standards and receiving a chargeback for my boyfriend’s card as this is absolutely ridiculous!

If this company sees this and has the decency to reply please do get in contact - I would love to provide you with my boyfriends name, order number and any other details needed so that someone more competent can assist with this issue!

Avoid this company at all costs - other stores stock their items which mean you can avoid this shambles of a company at all costs!

13 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Website said “next day delivery”

Website said “next day delivery”
Order confirmation said “we have a 3-5 day delay”
This was three days before Christmas.

Customer service was closed in the weekend. No way to call them, e-mail only.

Ordered same order at a reseller.

Next day the order was shipped. The email was plain wrong.

Customer support responded with a useless response. I asked them to cover the return shipping fee. They refused “sorry to hear you are not familiar with our return policy”.

Not even an apology for the false information in the order confirmation email.

The products are great so two stars.

22 December 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Aanbeveling op site klopt niet

Op de site stond een aanbeveling om de laarzen een maat groter te bestellen, gedaan en veel te groot. Klantenservice gevraagd de 7,95 retour en verzendkosten op te lossen voor een kleinere maat. Zie idiote reactie:

Hello,

Thank you for reaching out.

According to our return policy, return shipping costs are the responsibility of the customer unless the item was received damaged or in poor condition. In cases where an item arrives damaged or defective, we will gladly cover the return costs.

Sincerely,
Gabe

11,90 voor niks betaald en weer 3,95 om te verzenden dus 15,85 extra voor hun foute aanbeveling. Gaat retour en nooit meer Steve madden.

2 January 2026
Unprompted review

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