This is a great fitting boot for larger calves (unlike the naughty monkey "fuel me up" which is much tighter, see my review on that). The suede material is nice and doesn't feel cheap. Although there is no strap or tie at the top, the boot does stay up over the knee during wear with leggings and jeans. The strap piece that extends beyond the buckle tends to curl forward, which irks me. There is no type of padding in the footbed. After a couple hours of standing and walking (maybe not even that because all I remember doing is shopping at Burlington), the balls of my feet were absolutely killing me and in fact my tender feet had attempted to form calluses.  This may not happen to the average woman, but my feet are soft and I don't wear heels 7 days a week out of respect for the one pair of feet that I'll ever have! The heel height isn't significant. I will try a variety of sole cushions and update my review. (It is hard to wear just anything once you wear heels by Sofft.)