I have been looking for a more feminine oxford for a little while, so I ordered these liking the sweet look of the crochet insets.

In person the crochet is a little granny-esque but I feel that with the right wardrobe it can work.

The biggest surprise was that the in the Taupe version of this shoe, the main part of the shoe is faux suede, not the fake leather of the maroon and black varieties. I suspected that from the photo but confirmed it in person.

I was already worried about the impracticality of cleaning this shoe due to the crochet. I work in a pottery studio, so there is a lot of clay and water flying around. The fact that the rest of the shoe is suede sealed the deal on them being completely impractical for work. As a going-out only shoe, probably they'd be fine.

They were out of my size (7) so I went up to 7.5. They are like 1/2 inch too long, but fine width-wise. If there was a size 7 1/4 I'd probably fit perfectly in that, lol. Anyhow, due to the combo of being slightly too long and fairly impractical, I'm gonna exchange them for a 100% faux-leather or leather oxford. That way I can wear them all the time and not have to worry about them being ruined. THANK YOU Amazon for taking free returns on shoes!!!

For the price, though, a pretty awesome deal. I'd still recommend them to someone looking for a purely going-out shoe, in situations where they wouldn't get wet or dirty. Like for someone who works in an office, they'd be fine.