It is clear that the design for this show is a standout and like you it caught my eye. I purchased and even the unwrapping and seeing the shoe for the first time was a memorable experience... after that though for me - it as all down hill. The size of the shoe didn't match any size chart or measurement Ive ever used in my almost 40 years of life... the shoe was too small and the laces though really cool and trendy, seemed to be too close to the top of the shoe .. so if you tried to tighten the lace you would wides the hole in the soft leather... you could potentially even rip the lace out and ruin the shoe all together... bottoms line - not all that glistens is gold - great looking shoe but impractical.