I purchased the Waldorf in the Houndstooth pattern.
Named after one of New York's most famous hotels, the Waldorf is Oh Deer's newest innovation in pumps with wow factor! This pump features black and white (non-Granny~ish, non-glittery, shiney) sequins sewn in a houndstooth pattern, a hidden platform, a gold mirrored sole, and a black patent 4.25 inch heel. And let me not forget the almond toe the shoe has! I love it! The shoe isn't pointy and it's not round either, it's the perfect combo of both styles! A soft looking pump with edge!
Comfort?
I wore these with a pair of tights and my pinky toes were barking. I slid down thanks to the lack of traction in my tights, so if you're heavy...or not, know what you're in for. I'll have to wear some of those bandages exclusively for pinkies when I wear them with tights again. I haven't worn these out in my bare feet but I predict the same discomfort. I stood in them for awhile and had no pain on my heels or the balls of my feet, so that was amazing! To me the padding felt alittle better, maybe Oh Deer upgraded their comfort technology.
Size?
Right on as usual. I bought these pumps in 10M and they fit!
*Precaution*
Never rub these shoes together or against a surface that could possibly lift the sequins off.
After I wore these (with the tights) I saw a stray string and a sequin was about to fall off! Unlike the Jamocha or the Ribbon shoe, these sequins do over lap sometimes because they have to create the houndstooth pattern. And possibly because...well not really...the Jamocha and Ribbon both have woven cloth material for the base of their sequin parts. Each sequin on the Waldorf has been secured differently. The majority of sequins have either 2 loops of invisible string securing them to the fabric. Every time a new color of the houndstooth pattern meets, those sequins beginning the new color are looped 3-4 times. So, they're better secured. For this I give the shoes 4 stars. Maybe if there was a way to melt these sequins to each other they'd stay on better...
Still, this shoe is gonna be my fall fave! And if fate allows, I'll get this shoe in the Bandana pattern and/or the Smith "shootie" in both the Bandana and Houndstooth pattern! Wow Oh Deer--just wow! So genius this fall season! For more insight about this shoe, I suggest checking out a video of it and others at either HSN (dot) com or youtube.
