I bought this pair to replace my old pair of Nine west that I loved a lot. Although the two look very similar. Two designs about this pair made me hard to wear it as much as i want. 1) The buckle pokes to your skin when you walk. It's fine when you sit down a lot and not walk. 2) The strap near the toes is a bit too hard so when I walk, it also hurts. I wanted to love this pair of Nine West, but I can't. I occasionally wear them now when I don't need to walk a lot that day. Good designs from my old shoes: Look for 1) back zipper (when there's no buckle, it doesn't hurt you  when you walk). 2) soft leather in the front.