Nine West Women's Blondey Boot

As usual, Nine West never fails to make a good looking uncomfortable shoe. As pricy as this boot was at its debut, I expected more from the black Blondey leather (upper) boot. The leather upper makes for a fabu look on the outside, but the rest of the boot is hard synthetic material with no give when you walk. The rubber sole is comfortable for the foot to walk and stand in (my feet weren't hurting...that I was surprised at), but the hard snythetic material that has no give (doesn't move with you or allow for easy flexing of foot while walking)rubbed against my ankle and every part of my lower leg. I was in pain, was surprised there wasn't a hole in my stocking. I'll wear long socks tomorrow, but they'll have to be a thin ones. These boots are true to size, no room for a thick sock, really snugs the foot.

These boots are great. They fit true to size and are comfortable. They are similiar to the Nine West boot "Botany" which came out a couple of years ago(a tall stiletto boot). The fit well if you are like me with large calves.

I have been hunting these boots down ever since I saw them on the Nine West website. When I saw that Amazon.com had them in my size and at a decent price, I snatched them up. Navy Blue patent leather!

Well, I was terribly disappointed when I received them. That navy blue appears black in most light. You have to have the boots under a direct light in order to see that it is blue. The toe box was quite tight also. The entire boot felt tight, actually. I didn't have socks on when I tried them on. Socks would have been out of the question.

I have a pair of boots of a similar style (Gallivant) by Nine West. I wore them once and the heel tip has worn down. I feared that would happen with these as well and since the color wasn't as depicted on most websites, I returned them. I will say that the cushion in Blondey is better than the Gallivant.

They are a sexy boot, I won't deny that. Too bad, though.