these shoes were so cute in picture, and I knew that they weren't made of real leather, but they are almost impossible to get past the ankle. there should be a zipper to open down the side as the front of ankle or instep as i call it, i had to pull so hard I cramped. the faux leather was ok, but the cardboard feel to them is an embarrassment. They were extremely slippery on carpet or hard floors, and the return processing fee would have eaten up my refund, so I threw them out.