as a huge fan of nine west shoes, i saw this pair and was excited to have a versatile, nude, mary jane to add to my arsenal. i'm not usually a fan of platforms, but these looked negligible, so i took a shot.

when they arrived and i tried them on, i was really disappointed. i am a true to size 8, and i ordered an 8 in these, however the fit was fairly small. the toe area was far tighter than their other shoes. the platform was significantly more noticeable in person. the gold 'hardware' on the shoe looked very cheap in person. but the real kicker was the toe cleavage.

this is something i will never understand about shoes...why, oh why, is there toe-cleavage? in the photo, i assumed there would be none, but upon trying them on, the toe cleavage was hilariously weird. i immediately knew i would send them back (and did).

aesthetically, these were a major let down in person. they were also uncomfortable. i'd encourage anyone out there to look elsewhere than these shoes.