I bought this shoe 1. Because its Nine West and 2. Because the heel seemed to be a good walking height.  The shoe is beautiful and is exactly as the picture looks.  Its a bit too shiny but nothing that takes away from the shoe.  The downside is the same as the other reviewers... these shoes flop off my feet in the heel which makes walking interesting and because I wore them with pantyhose I kept sliding forward which then causes some pain in the toes.  Its still a nice shoe but I'm hoping with some inserts and a little more breaking in they will be much more comfortable.