Gabriella Rocha Dancy

I bought these shoes in Berry, a vibrant hot pink. I wear an 11-12 in most shoes, and these do run small--the 12 Wide was just large enough to fit me. The toebox is somewhat cramped, and my big toes go numb after several hours, but I plan to have them stretched out by my shoe repairman. Also, my pair is synthetic leather--the colour selection drop down menu, aside from the suede colours, doesn't differentiate between real and fake leather. So I assume the plain black ones are leather, but most of the bright colours are probably not. The straps' narrow width make them difficult to fasten, and the tiny buckles don't help. Since the area under the buckle is elasticized, you can leave them buckled and use a shoehorn's assistance to put them on instead. The heels are high (in a size 12, they measure 4 even, rather than 3 3/4 as listed--not a big deal, just an observation). The shape of the heel bothers me--the first pair I ordered had one heel bent slightly rearward, so I exchanged them. The second pair had both bent, so that seems to be the intended design, for the heels to be bent backward (the shoes in the photos above are tilted very slightly forward, so this isn't apparent unless you see them in person). It looks odd, but most people wouldn't notice without further inspection. As a plus, the soles have a good amount of grip and traction, and the heels have rubber tips. I get so annoyed when shoes in the expensive price range have hard plastic heel tips--they offer no traction and thus can be dangerous on wet pavement. A cobbler can replace plastic heel tips with rubber ones for a little money, but it's nice to save that money with this pair. Overall, I love the shoes despite their flaws. They are very sexy and very unique, and look great when paired with a grey dress and matching pink jewelry!

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