"I got these sandals in black, and I absolutely love them. I wear a size ten, and they are pretty chunky--but that's obvious just by looking at the picture. I wear them with maxi dresses and skirts and have gotten a surprising number of compliments at the office! The platform itself is composed of some sort of squishy hard, foam-like material. The material will easily pick up dog hair and dirt. I have had good experiences using a lint roller or just brushing them off. I am pretty tall already but I love that these make even taller. One note of caution: the right shoe fits great on me, but the left shoe is proving to have a more difficult break-in process; particularly the heel strap. I've stocked up on band-aids though so I can rock these all summer."