Although the first pair I received was defective, these are cute and comfy shoes. The first pair had defective dicing in the heel that scratched my foot. I'm a prime never so I was able to quickly exchange them. The black is more of a charcoal color and exactly what I wanted. The shoe fits well, but I recommend ordering a half size up. The strap holds the shoe comparably in place. A good shopping and site-seeing shoe.