Note: I love my shoes and my boots.  And I will try anything in fashion once.

I got these in the hunter green and the coloring was gorgeous.  I slipped them on and they fit okay, but they hurt the soles of my feet!  The design of the boot is nice- slouchy, relaxed- great to be paired with rolled up jeans and/or a lazy skirt... presumably.

STYLE:
- the boot came up mid calf.  I have long legs (36" inseam), but I've found a few pairs of boots that reach my knees at least.  These came up to mid calf, which had a way of cutting my long legs in half, making me look awkward.  I tried to pull up the "foldover" part of the boot and even with that up, they still barely reached the bottom of my knee cap.
- The slouchy design is wicked cute.  I wished these fit me right.
- the rounded toe and the flat foot paired with the slanted rise of the front of the shoe for the top of you foot, makes the shoe look like an elf shoe.  (especially in the green color, unfortunately.  I maybe should have picked a different color for my first Steve Madden flat boots)

COMFORT:
- the sole of the boot is really hard.  The foot casing cuts into the backs of my heels/ ankles.
- I ordered a size 8 (which is my typical sneaker size) and they were a little big for me.  If you're borderline sizes, order down.
- there was plenty of room for the calves, even when the top of the boot hit right in the "meat" of my calf muscle.
- the shoe is so flat that it actually hurts my foot.  There is no arch support whatsoever.  Could be just me, but I guess I really can't do flat boots.  If  you have high arches, these aren't the shoes for you.

SHIPPING:
5 out of 5
- I got these shoes within 3 business days during the christmas season.  I ordered on a Thursday, one WEEK before christmas, and got them on Monday, BEFORE christmas.  Fantastic. No damages to the packaging.  They were in their own little plastic sleeves, stuffed with foam and cardboard to preserve shaping.  Then they were put in a shoe box, and put into another box for shipping.  Great service.

The style of the shoe is cute.  The idea of the shoe is great.  The reality of the shoe is not so much.  I will be returning these and looking for a different style of boot.  :)