Although the heel is not that high (by today's standards), this shoe feels high because there is no platform to offset the heel.  However, I bought them for looks, not comfort.  Where else can one find a beautiful plum suede pump without paying couture prices ?  And there are not lots of heel heights in that color to pick and chose from.  These run pretty true to size and my regular size allowed enough room for a ball of foot cushion which helps somewhat.  Definitely not the shoe for walking the malls in but nice for dress-up !