"I am blown away with how comfortable these shoes are! They do not look like they would be at all. The foot bed is nicely padded. Granted I sit at a desk all day, so maybe if I worked on my feet they would be hurting by the end of the day (but aren't all heels like that?). I have gotten a ton of compliments too. One thing I would warn about it that I feel like they could be a little dangerous on a slippery floor as the bottom part of the heel is plastic-y instead of rubber (the bottom of the toe part is rubber). LOVE the real wood heel, it makes the shoes look a lot more expensive than they are. Want the black ones too but DSW doesnt have my size so I will have to look elsewhere :(