Well, these shoes are stylish and unique--I'm a major shoe-shopper, and I don't stumble upon fashion-forward yet versatile boots like this too often.  However, the shoes really do bleed, which is rather odd...I've never had shoes turn my hands black just by putting them on my feet.  So, needless to say, I will not be wearing these shoes with anything but black pants, leggings, or tights (thankfully I have a lot of black in my closet).  I have to be super careful with handling them, and they will always be stored in the little bags they came in when not in use.  I'm a little worried about wearing them out in the rain...they might just drip black everywhere!  Also, these are not the most comfortable of shoes (my other Naughty Monkey boots are a bit nicer to my feet but still not meant for walks across the city)...the comfort level did improve dramatically when I inserted shoe pads inside.  Without the added shoe pads, the cons probably wouldn't have outweighed the pros, but now I'm excited to wear them...just as long as my pants are black and I won't be on my feet all day long.