I bought these Steve Madden Frencchh boots in black. I LOVE them but noticed (due to a review here) that mine also do not have the Steve Madden logo or peace sign engraved on the bottom side of the shoe. I wrote Steve Madden manufacturer and this is the response I got...
"Hello and thank you for contacting us!
We would like to inform you that not all our products have the Steve Madden logo and peace sign on the soles. If they do have the tag with our name and logo inside you should not worry about their authenticity."

For those who said they had trouble getting them on - each buckle has 3 hole choices so this shouldn't be a issue. The bottom line is I Love these boots so I would be keeping them no matter what SteveMadden representative wrote me.