It is well-made, the heel is the right height for someone who wants a bit of height but cannot really walk in heels. I bought the "black calf leather" and it certainly does not look like the picture - in the picture you can see a slight pewter/mix material on the side of each shoe - but what I got was black leather all around (which is not bad, because that is what I originally wanted but it appeared out of stock on amazon - happily I got the colour I wanted anyway). The shoe is comfortable but I don' think it will be comfortable for long periods of walking or standing - I am normally a 8M - and I bought 8M - length is ok and width is ok, with a very soft inner sole - but my toes are really pushed into the toe box and I would say I won't be able to take long walks. I wondered if I needed to go to an 8.5M but I feel it would be too long. If you can afford two, buy two sizes and return the tighter of the two.