These boots are beautiful, and very well made! It was hard to tell from the picture, but the lace sections are NOT see-through (they're backed by more white material), which is fine by me. They are sized a little on the large size, I wear 9 1/2, I ordered a 9, thinking they could stretch a little, and a little snug is better than clown shoes. The 9 is still a little large, more like how a 10 would fit me, so I would suggest buying them a size smaller than you normally would. Otherwise these will work beautifully for my wedding!