I got my pair of size 8 boots today and once I put them on my feet, I haven't taken them off! The heel height (on my size 8) is 3 inches on the back and 2 1/4 inch in the front. That's a pretty high heel, but the stacked, block heel makes that 3 inches feel more like a sturdy 2 inch heel. The leather is by far the softest leather of any foot covering I own, yet it is thick and high-grade. Thanks Steve Madden!!! Sure wish you still had my size left in black. They would be sitting in my 'Orders Shipped' file :)