these are very nice shoes, extremely shiny, they come with extra laces too.  The bottom of the shoe is nice too, it has the NYC skyline on one side of it.  My problem with the shoe is that it is extremely slippery, the front of the shoe has an extension of about 3 inches from the toe.

What do I mean by extension? The shoe's front is meant to appear longer, so a size 11.5 shoe looks like a size 12/12.5 shoe.  However, once the area in which your foot is meant to be (and fits into) ends there is 3 inches within the inside of shoe that are not utilized, they are just made to make the shoe more sleek.  Thus, the shoe extends 3 inches beyond where your toe ends.  I know what your thinking, just buy a smaller size than you normally wear, right? Wrong!  The additional 3 inches is to narrow for your toes to fit into, its space that is not meant to be used.

Second, the shoe runs small.  I wear a size 11 and had to buy a size 11.5.

Third, the bottom of the shoe is very slippery, its way too smooth.

Fourth, the bottom of the shoes' design (the skyline) fades quickly.  I had the shoes on for one event that lasted about 8 hours and by the end of the night the entirety of the skyline had faded, it was nice while it lasted.

HOWEVER, all in all this is a nice shoe.  Its pretty comfortable for a shiny black-tie event shoe.  The heel is not annoying, just the perfect height and the inner sole has some comfort technology that makes it very nice to walk around in once it is worn in.