These shoes were super cute! I really liked the style and got loads of compliments on them the first time I wore them out. Just out of the box I did notice a bit of white on the heel that rubbed off quite easily, and the smell everyone was mentioning actually wasn't bad. It was more of an exceptionally strong new-shoe smell, but I left them outside for a few hours and I thought they were fine to wear after that. I will say that even after wearing them for just a few hours, they are showing a little wear but you can only notice if you're looking at them super close up. I'll be interested to see how they fare over the next few months, but for the price I have no complaints!