Quite possibly the most comfortable dress shoe I have EVER worn!
I have to be brutally honest in that I didn’t have very high expectations for these shoes. There was no chance that a shoe with this high of a heel and a strap around the ankle, would be comfortable. Not for one hour, much less 14 hours! Insert these magic shoes! I literally cannot believe that I was still in them when I walked in the door of my home in the wee hours of the morning after a family wedding. I’m always walking awkwardly into the house in bare feet, since my shoes are usually off by the time I’m leaving a venue. Not this time!I made sure to walk around in them a few days prior, scuffing the bottom and getting used to the height, what hole in the strap was best, would I need reinforcements? I purchased foot and heel pads and brought bandaids. I didn’t need either of them and returned the pads. I was in continued shock the next day, when I woke up and didn’t feel like James Caan in Misery, after Kathie Bates took a sledgehammer to his ankles!Speaking of ankles, I had major surgery on my ankle a few years back, and have osteoarthritis in my feet. The fact that I’m writing this review is shocking to me, still. lolThese fit true to size, I did not have any weird toe hangover on the front. I scuffed them up ever so slightly but I don’t think that would have been necessary, the bottoms were not slippery, not even the first time so put them on. The ankle strap gives the right support in the right place, as does the back of the shoe. No heel digging, no blisters! I couldn’t hem my dress, so I needed to find a shoe that would work perfectly, while also not getting stuck to my dress, or being a pair of shoes I’d only wear with this dress a few times. I can literally wear these shoes with plenty of other clothes that I own, some formal and not so formal, so, double check mark there for form, versatility and function! Last but not least, they didn’t cost me a small fortune. These shoes are so reasonably priced, the purchase is worth every penny!Buy the shoes! They’re actually really cute on, clearly very comfortable and are in it for the long haul, just like you need to be for any event where these shoes would be necessary!