I bought these for a wedding I was recently in, since the bride requested we all choose our own footwear for use with our formal gowns, that express our personalities best..  She knows I love leopard and have since I was a kid/she was little, so that's what I went with.  The design couldn't be more elegant and appropriate for what I was looking for, but whoa on walking in them!  As soon as I hit the aisle at the ceremony, the back of one of them folded over at the heel, and I was barely able to conceal it/walking up to the alter area!  I made it, but if I could do it all over again, I probably wouldn't choose this style.  It was worth the pain though, for my cousin (as well as looking good!)!