text: These shoes have a lot of nice features.  The wine color is beautiful and the fabric has a shimmer that is not apparent in the online photos.  I found them true to size.  The heel is about 3 inches but feels stable and the footbed is cushioned and comfortable.  There is a little stretchy piece on the cross straps that helps when you're trying to get your foot in and then brings the straps closer to the foot again once they're all the way on.  They seem comfy.  They do feel a little &#34;older&#34; to me.  The toe box comes up pretty far and paired with the thick, moderate heel and additional coverage of the cross straps I feel the look is very conservative.  Over all, a good shoe although it did not end up being to my personal taste.