Hermes chypre sandals need to break-in, just like a pair of birkenstock. And I think your sandals are way too big for your feet (that's why the leather keeps on slipping into your toes). I have two pair of Chypre and one pair of Empire sandals and they all have the same thick bottom since they provide more arch support for my feet than a pair of oran sandals. I rotate my 3 pairs of sandals throughout the week and I wear sandals almost every day. I even brought two of them with me to Taipei this summer and it's my good-to shoes when I was there. They did well :) The one thing I dislike about these sandals are the light color insole will get dirty pretty quickly (and I still don't know how to clean that yet). So I only recommend getting it if the insole is black. I never thought of the issue of Dior's bag... haha! :) Definitely will keep this in my mind when I try the bag in the store :D