"These are really cute but, because they're so short, they end up smacking you (painfully) every time you take a step - once in the shin, then in calf - over and over again. This seems fine when you try them on in the store but, after a few minutes, that makes them incredibly uncomfortable. This also puts a lot of strain on them - one bow broke off of mine the first time I wore them! I checked and saw that it had just been glued on, not even melded. Such a waste of money, and I can't even return them :("