I bought these in my never ending search for cute and comfy shoes. I love Naturalizer's shoes and have several pairs already so I knew I would love these. To me, Naturalizer's run about a half size too big, so I ordered a 6.5 instead of my normal 7. They fit perfect and were cute, but after a day of wearing them around the city, the patent leather under the toe was worn completely off! I think the problem lies in a design flaw where the sole of the toe does not come all the way to the edge of the toe, leaving the patent leather exposed to the ground under the toe. Needless to say, that was the only time I wore them. :-(