I knew I was taking a chance, ordering this shoe so close to Easter to wear to church, but hey, I was in a crunch. The shoe that got my attention on the select a size page, the one that I thought was being sold, did not come. Instead, these way too tall heel and platforms came. Now, I can wear a wicked high heel, but these were too much! You'd better have some strong ankles to pull these off. I wore them while putting groceries, in my kitchen only, and boy, it was like walking on a tight rope or stilts. Half the time, I was overly preoccupied by not breaking my neck. I got the size 9, with just a little free room in the back, off the heel, so I'd say, size up to compensate for a wider foot. The blow dryer method definitely works, as I was able to mold the instep/toe area to my feet. After putting away the groceries, I noticed my toes started to go numb and the ball of both my feet started to sting. They are sufficiently padded, it's just that they are way too high of of shoe to wear, for me. I'm returning these, and going with a white opened toe and heel lower platform shoe I've had for some years, since it's too late to shop for dress shoes for Easter. They either need to change the initial picture of this shoe, which is what attracted me, to what they are actually shipping, or ship the shoe on the order screen.
