I feel as if I just threw $20 down the drain. Yes, the shoes are pretty, but the they are the cheap version of nicer shoes with the cut out for the thong and side straps going all the way to the bottom of the sole as a separate unit. They would breaklike those cheap shower shoes people buy when they just need temporary foot ware. I should have been tipped off when they arrived in just a plastic bag with no box. Even Walmart sells better shoes.  The soles should be viewable on-line as well. I am sending these back. I cant believe their original price is on the range of $40. Do not waste your money.