I LOVED these boots. I wore them frequently to parties and got tons of compliments, however it only took maybe 2 months of wearing 1-2 times weekly before the designs started to come off! really, if you only wear these a  few times ever, they would probably be great! but its just that If you want to wear them often, then the little metal designs come off in strips and leave behind a weird, tacky residue.  If I rated these when I first got them, I would give 5 stars for comfort, style and good structure, not built cheaply. However after some time has passed, I don't feel it was worth my hard earned cash for glued on bead-things to fall off and look messy after light use.