These shoes are a lot more comfortable than you'd expect.  I'm not a high-heel wearer but I thought I'd give these a shot, with the platform i figured the true heel height would be an inch lower so my feet wouldn't have to point downward so much.  It works!  They are very cute, love the fabric (not sure what &#34;metallic&#34; they mean, I don't see that).  I thought they were a bit wide and I have medium width feet with a pretty decent bunion on one foot, and these still fit me (it's always a crap shoot).  If you have narrow feet, that might be a problem.  The surface area of the heel is rather narrow, so if you have weak ankles, stay away!  In fact, although my ankles are very strong, I only wear these on days when I don't have to do a lot of walking and nothing over uneven surfaces.  My feet were made for stomping grapes, not for teetering on heels down cobblestone streets!  I'm terrified I'll tumble right off these and yet... I actually do wear them... which clearly means my brain was probably also made for stomping grapes. Overall verdict I would not buy these in another color because I just don't want to wear heels this high all the time, but they are fun for a lark or on Cute Shoe Monday.