They are a wedge & they are not uncomfortable..... i haven't worn them for any length of time, so I'm not sure how they will be for long periods of time, but i needed gold shoes to finish out an outfit. I bought THE COOLEST gold & ivory kind of brocade jacket at a boutique (no pixs available) & if i didn't get the whole outfit together soon I may not be able to wear it until the fall. It has been in the 70s in Dallas this week!
Now if only temps would drop I can wear it!
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shopaholic (sorry, don't know how to quote) I find that the braided part is not shiny at all, but I wouldn't say that the wedge is "unshiny" - don't mean to be flaky, but I'm not sure of how shiny you consider shiny!! So the more direct answer is yes, they are a little shiny, but not tacky like others I have avoided. The picture is a pretty good representation. Wedge part is more & less shiny depending on how the light hits them, I would think the brightest they get is in the picture. If that makes any sense at all!
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