I took a chance on switching brands when I purchased from Amazon, The Highest Heel's Hottie Stiletto. Indeed, from my perspective, they appeared hot. The heel is 5.25" and the black patent is striking. However, quite unlike my experience with Pleaser Pumps, I experience considerable difficulty in walking in them as the sole beneath the ball of my foot is not as flat and stable as what typically I expreience with Pleaser's footwear. These stilettos have a tendency to roll from side to side when I am walking in them, and I am fearful of toppling; the resultant of which at the least could prove embarrassing--at the most, spraining an ankle. Back to Pleaser.