I have two pairs - the Violet and the Black Butter Skins, and I rarely ever buy the same design in shoes more than once. I have several pairs of flats from other good brands like Bloch, Butter and Trotters, but these are my favourite. Just to make a comparison, I would rate them above the famous ones from Yosi Samra because of their softer leather and elastic, the rubber sole that sensibly protects all the leather from touching the floor and the sock lining that I have come to be a fan of.

I only wish these came in half sizes. I usually wear 8M but may go up half a size in certain closed-toe shoes. I got these in 9M, which are definitely comfortable, but with extra room behind the heel (on me, the elastic in this sort of shoe distributes the surplus space behind the foot), yet I suspect that 8M might have been a little tight. All the same, the elastic keeps my foot securely in the shoe and the feel is, to me, the tactile definition of a foot glove.

Although these are clearly too delicate for long-distance or rough-and-ready use, I consider them highly functional for my purposes, as they are one of the very few pairs of shoes that I can wear when I drive or play the drums.

Update (25th Nov 2011): They have also performed very well on a three-day trip to Bali and during photoshoots that I need to walk around quietly. Feeling happy.