Maddox Ankle Strap Pointed Toe Pump (Women)

I was looking for a Mary Jane block heel shoe and came across these ankle strap shoes. Strap-style shoes work best on my narrow feet and these shoes fit me well in the Medium width. Since my usual size 7 fits perfectly, they likely run true to size. I thought the pointy toe might be too much, too long, but they look very nice on and the shoes are pretty comfortable. Although I bought black, I would have purchased them in the burgundy color, but they were out of stock in my size. I would say the leather quality is - normal - for shoes in this price range. I will wear them with jeans, dressy pants and dresses - so very versatile. I like them.

The sizing is accurate and they are definitely more comfortable than a typical shoe like this, but I wore them once for 5 hours and the inside of the shoe is already pilling badly. The heel has a suede lining that pilled after only a few hours of wear that is now rubbing my heel and is quite uncomfortable. I am a photographer and wore these to a simple, in-home photoshoot and to a wedding venue walkthrough. Super disappointing as I was hoping to wear these to work weddings this spring and fear they’re going to keep falling apart on me. I really like the buckle hardware aesthetically, though I find the straps really difficult to get in and out of the buckle, which is making the leather lining flake apart due to it scraping the edges. I’ve found this to be unavoidable as the buckles hardware is just a bit too snug and narrow for the ankle strap to move through without scraping the sides.