"I know they appear dark and very monster-like in the photo but when you put them on they're not as extreme. They're actually very cute and very comfortable. They appear to be heavy but when I put them on they were super lightweight. I was happy with this. The boots are not exactly under the knee it's slightly few more below it, which is great because I don't want them to be too tall for my patterned tights. The wedge is not as bulky as most goth boots products usually are and I'm already extremely tall. Thank you for this!! I love it."