I am used to wearing higher heels, so the height was not a problem, but I also did not like the toe cleavage. I wish the front covered more of my toes.

A bit of platform would definitely help with the steepness of the heel. I was also pretty disappointed in the suede color. It is certainly not crimson. The color in person is more of a rusty red, not the bright red in the photos. Unfortunately returning the shoes.

I'm usually a 9; however, I ordered these in an 8.5 because I wanted to wear them with nylons and they were perfect! I loved this shoe; however, I'm 5'9" so the heel height was a little too tall for me at almost 4.25". I was really sad to return them.

Beautiful Mary Jane with classic pump style and I love the look! PRO: I had a fitted black jersey dress with shirring down the front and a round neckline that made any necklace of any length look out of place. I really wanted to wear the dress for Christmas, but wouldn't do it without some sort of color. I thought I might be able to use a pop of color in my shoes to serve as the accessory. The crimson is nice for this and looks fabulous with the dress so I ll be able to wear it with these MKs for Christmas after all! CONs as other reviewers have noted: 1) The heel is high to have without any platform, so picking up your feet and paying attention is a must, even for experienced heel-wearers 2) The sole of the shoe is without padding so plan to add some killer cushionz or similar shoe pad for the ball of your feet. And : 3) The crimson isn t fire engine red or candy apple as I was hoping, but a dark red. Bottom line- the color is close enough to work for me with the black dress and black sheer stockings with a bit of gold shimmer, the shoe inserts I got for sole cushioning work well and make the shoe comfortable on the ball of my foot, and I m willing to put up with the heel without a platform for comfort and stability on dressy winter occasions (Hello, Valentine's Day!) in exchange for this classy, pretty style. For work I wouldn't do it, but for holidays and date nights, it s worth the bother for me. I liked it enough I got the Galli in the patent camel for summery and spring dresses and it's beautiful, too. Thanks, Zappos!

Incredibly gorgeous shoes, classic style but also sexy. I put in a gel insert for arch support, so they're definitley wearable and as comfortable as a 4-inch heel can be. That's saying a lot since I have some shoes that are extremely uncomfortable regardless of the heel height.