As a woman over 40 who looks like I'm in my early 30's, I struggle with maintaining a look that is age appropriate but still has flair, feminity, sex appeal and of course, I don't want to appear "old". These shoes fit my requirements while being low in price, not synthetic (women my age and older should avoid the appearance of cheap shoes), and sexy. I plan to wear with skinny jeans, jean dresses, and other casual type dresses. These are a keeper. By the way, based on another review, I ordered 1/2 size larger. Though I think the size 8 (my true size) would have worked fine, the size 8.5 works as well too, so the 8's might have been just a tad snug.