God I love the feel of these boots on my feet. For me, the heel is the perfect height relative to the platform in the front. I get a nice height boost from them without putting too much pressure on the ball of my foot. As a result I have worn these to a couple of parties that involved mostly standing, and never batted an eye. However, the shaft of the boot is far too large for me and I do not have toothpick legs at all! I can't wear them under any slacks I own, not even wide leg slacks, because they create an odd tent effect below the knee. And with dresses and skirts, well, they make my lower leg look quite big. I debated and debated about sending them back and then I got those invites to those standing/cocktailing/appetizering/mingling parties I mentioned and decided I needed them for the comfort factor. As all of my Dr. Martens are, they are well constructed with beautiful details. Just a couple of tweaks and I would have been in boot heaven.