Es La Vida

I was walking through 5^th Avenue one day and stumbled upon this cute boutique shoe store. To my suprise there were so many styles to choose from! They were also pretty comfortable and I’m usually very picky with my shoes. The staff left me to browse by myself but let me know they were there to help, which I personally prefer. Once I decided which shoes I wanted to try on they were very helpful and told me the positives and some negatives of each shoe. This helped with my ultimate decision although I wish I could have bought them all! Definitely a good shoe store with brands like Ugg, Timberland, Isola, Clarks and so many new finds! I will recommend this to all my friends if they ever stop by in Brooklyn. They also let me know they just launched their website at
. I’m super excited about that because I work late so now I can still shop even though the store is closed. Two thumbs up for me!

The guys @ this store are Venezuelan-​Chinese and they have brought their weird business practices to Sunset Park.
A friend of mine bought a pair of shoes an when he got home he noticed one was lighter than the other and was also looser. When he got back to exchange them, they refused. There were several customers @ the store so my friend – being infuriated – threatened to make a big fuss about it in front of everyone, that’s how he got his money back. It seems that they buy floor samples @ very low prices and then they sell them @ not so low prices. People, do yourselves a favor shop elsewhere.

I’ve lived in Sunset Park for 17 years now and LaVida is the ONLY shoe store in my immediate area to get good quality shoes. Also, the only shoe store that carries Uggs for my daughter. Glad they’re here. Saves me a trip to the mall. Not to mention the staff is always courteous and helpful.

This is possibly the worst shoe store on 5^th avenue in terms of customer service. I bought a pair of sneakers for christmas as a gift but they were the wromg size. As a courtesy to their customers they should exchange for the correct size but instead I got an attitude from the representative who did not want to exchange it even after 4 days I bought and have the receipt. This is the type of store that caters to the uninformed and prices are ridicolous as oppose to david z or journeys. I tried to even offer more money to exchange and they still rejected the offer. I highly don’t recommend this store at all to anyone.

Great store and great customer service. The store is nice and clean and they have a great variety of shoes/​sneakers. Havent had any problems with them which is why I’m wondering about the 1 star, most likely because that person bought a final sale pair which would make sense for «no return» policy. At any case great store one of the best in sunset. Easy 5 star.

This store has the cutest shoes! They carry Camper, Worishofer, Born, and some other high quality men’s brands that I don’t remember the names for, but my husband bought a pair of their boots and loves them.
Definitely worth checking out if you’re in the area for irresistible deals for trendy shoes.

Had to stick up for La Vida, don’t know about the other situation in the one-​star review, but I’ve never had a problem there. It’s constantly filled with local shoppers in the know, people who live in and around Sunset Park but aren’t the rhinestone cheap high heel type. It’s really out of place on 5^th Ave in SP but thankfully so for me. They have the best shoes in the «cute and comfortable» category, really well chosen and high quality, Born and other brands like that. They do have high heels and boots too.
The interior is pretty, comfortable and welcoming, and the service is great. I bought my first Tano bag there, too!