I bought these shoes for the heel height and padding as I thought they would be comfortable for walking and dancing at a formal event. Well, they started out comfortable, however, by the end of the night they felt like every other shoe women try to look cute in and suffer through pain. It may just be me and my big swelling feet. They run maybe a half size small. I figured it should not matter due to them being open toed but as I stated, by the end of the night my feet swell around the straps cutting into my skin so I had to unhook them and eventually take off and walk barefoot. I usually take foldable flats with me in my purse, but unfortunately I forgot on this event. Lesson learned.