For one - the other reviewers are right, these run small. I'm 9.5-10, and I ordered the 41, which is supposed to be 10.5-11 and they fit just right. So err on the side of larger.

I love the look of these. The leather is very soft, I love the buttons and the rippled leather. I love the swoosh of leather over the toe, and they seem very well made. They look adorable with jeans or if you're wearing a skirt.

But! The heel is hard plastic. These shoes are very, very loud. I like me a good commanding sound in a shoe, but this the sound this shoe puts out is a miracle of shoe engineering. I'm not even stomping, but I sound like a very uninspired tap dancer when I walk around. You will not sneak up on anyone in this shoe, and might find yourself stepping on the ball of your foot when you don't want the whole office noticing you're going to the can. The hard plastic heel can also be problematic on slick surfaces if you step wrong.

Wear these shoes if like attention and/or you live in an apartment building with someone really obnoxious below you. Do not wear these shoes if you are a ninja (unless you are a really really good ninja)