These boots were extremely comfortable, in a very soft suede. It is rare that I put on a pair of boots and don't feel a preview of the pain I would feel after a few hours of wear. These boots felt like I could wear them all day. However, I returned them because my teen daughter said that they did not look like $120 boots, that they looked cheaper, probably because there are so many cheap faux-suede boots out there. I would have kept these boots if they had been about half the price. I don't understand why Hush Puppies are so expensive. Please not that the stacked heel is stacked vertically, not horizontally as is usual; the lines run vertically.