text: These shoes are beautiful.  That's the ONLY reason I'm not returning them.*  Well, that plus I don't want to pay return postage on a pair of inexpensive shoes.<br />Let me run down a Pro and Con list for these shoes; you can decide on your own if they're worth it to you.  My stats: I'm kinda old to be wearing ridiculous shoes like this, but I am a daily heel wearer of 3&#34; - 4&#34;.  Not a novice.  I have size 7 feet; they're a little wide but not so much that I need a special shoe width usually.<br />PROS: Beautiful.  Really, these are very, very colorful and fun to look at.<br />For a cheap knock-off, the quality is fairly good.  The studs are evenly placed, the stitching is even, and there's minimal glue marks.  The buckle stays in place.<br />They're made out of cloth.  Not that awful faux suede, nor a too-shiny satin.  The fabric looks like a cotton sateen but is most likely a poly.<br />I have to say it again - the shoes are gorgeous.<br />CONS: Hideously uncomfortable.  I'm used to a high heel, but these shoes were not designed well in terms of angle and balance.  They're meant to be sitting-in-a-restaurant shoes, not dancing-at-the-club shoes.  Or really, they're posing-for-your-blog shoes.  I work at an office with minimal walking (like, to the copier and back) and I had to take them off mid morning and put on my spare flats.<br />Cheap materials; these shoes should have one more buckle closure in order to optimize the fit and comfort.  They only have one, so you have to do a weird foot and ankle contortion to get your foot in the shoe.  If you have thicker ankles, you may be out of luck even if the shoes technically fit.<br /><br />So, if you're desperate to find a Rockstud 1970's dupe to photograph for your blog or your Insta, I guess this is your pair.  If you want a shoe to actually wear and walk in, keep looking.  I don't mind cheap shoes, I've worn plenty a Payless.  But these are just beautiful torture devices.<br />*I bought one of those wall-mounted shelf/box things.  These shoes are now a lovely conceptual art piece in my office.  Everyone admires how beautiful they are, so I guess I got my money's worth after all.ted shelf/box things.  These shoes are now a lovely conceptual art piece in my office.  Everyone admires how beautiful they are, so I guess I got my money's worth after all.