text: I ordered both the black and the gold, both are really good looking sandals. As another reviewer mentioned the straps across the top of the foot are a bit tight and I do have a pretty long and narrow foot. The leather on the gold pair is a bit thinner and more pliable so those seem to be a bit more comfortable. The finish on the gold ones is more of a crackle finish which is lovely and the gold is not a real deep yellow gold, it's more of a lighter gold, very much as it appears on the picture. The black pair has gold accents. Both are lovely but after wearing them around the house for about 10 minutes each the straps really bothered me so I'll have to see if I can adjust to them and hopefully they will stretch, if not I will be sending them back.