Casual cold weather bootie Steve Madden, the company, was founded by Steve Madden, the man, in 1990 in Brooklyn, where he started out making trend-advancing shoes one pair at a time. It was not long after that the Steve Madden focus on "now-ness" earned rave reviews from young female fans mad for the funky, chic, and yet competitively priced footwear it produced. The company popularized the "dressy sneaker," and continues to man the forefront of trends.
L**Y
Great shoe for a reasonable price for wear in office
My wife bought these for our son, but they ended up not being his style. So I gave them a shot as a work shoe for winter. I work in a business casual office environment and have found these to be a great addition to my winter wardrobe. They have good traction in snow and still look like nice shoes when I'm inside the building so I don't have to do a Mr. Rodgers routine swapping shoes. They have held up well, are extremely comfortable, and easy on/off with a zipper on the inside of the boot. I didn't experience any break in period or rubbing in weird places. I have a wide and flat foot (5'10" and 200lbs) and I don't like shoes with arch support, so these have been great for me. I found them to run true to size, but maybe a touch longer than other size 11 shoes I own.Only down side I have found is that the zipper clicks when I walk. Not quite audible but if I'm hustling from meeting to meeting I am aware of my click, click, clicking down the hall.
F**N
Awesome Shoe, Unbelievable Price!
Love, Love, Love this shoe! I fell in love with it before I even tried it on! I've learned that it's a 50/50 chance that shoes may or may not appear as pictured on line as they do in person!. These exceeded my expectations! Unfortunately they didn't make it in time for me to wear to the concert that I planned to wear them but I'm sure they'll come in handy real soon!
A**R
Great deal.
I bought this product used and really didn't know what to expect. When it arrived one of the lace hooks was broken, but besides that they were in fine shape. I took a pair a needle nose pliers and removed all of the remaining 3 hooks. Now I utilize the remaining holes for the laces, which work better with the zipper design.
O**.
Great DEAL! (in my case)
I ordered this boots (Black, 10 US) considering buyer's recommendation regarding the sizes expected and received. I wear size 9.5 US in almost all my shoes, so keeping in mind the size issues, i ended ordering this boots on size 10 US. Considering the price at the moment ($19.42) i took the risk. The boots fit just as they should be for a 10 US size shoe and are a little bit (really, just a little bit) big for my feet. I think that if i had ordered 9.5 US (my actual shoe size) would have fitted just perfect or at least tight enough without problem. Regarding the quality and materials, for the price is a GREAT DEAL! Look very nice on light or dark color jeans. I will be ordering the brown ones on a next purchase. Great purchase.
A**N
Looks good, decent quality, but first shoe pair I received had issues.
Let me get it out first, I love these shoes, they look awesome and are comfortable.Now the reason for the reduced stars:1. The size is really small, I generally wear 10.5 but after reading the comments ordered 11.5 and they are barely fitting, Probably go 1-1.5 higher size than your usual size.2. Second rant, I received a pair in which one of the shoe had a metal part broken which is required to tie the laces. Secondly the other shoe had visible marks and wear and tear and did not have the usual packing stuff in the shoe (the paper/form etc). It felt that it was a display piece which they sent across. After complaining to Amazon, they sent me a free 1 day shipping replacement. Maybe the company needs to treat their online customers nicely and not send used with wear and tear shoes marketed as new. 5 stars for amazon to do the replacement and the 1 day delivery for a new pair which turned out to be fine.I'll again add this, the shoes look really good and worth the price except the above 2 issues.
J**N
Very Disappointed in this product.
I read they run a bit small so instead of ordering a size 12, I got a 13 and it was way too small. I knew it would be as soon as I pulled it out of the box and at first figured they had sent me a size 10 by mistake. The show said 13 though and so I tried it on. Could hardly get my foot in and my narrow feet, for the first time in my life, were too wide for this shoe.Even if it did fit though I would've returned it. Everything about the shoe screams cheap and I doubt it would have lasted six months before coming apart. The sole of the show seemed more like a cheap plastic then rubber. For the price, these shoes might seem like a great buy but please don't waste your money on these shoes.
J**E
Am glad i bought these, fair price for Good quality.
I really like my shoes, slick side ziper saves me time from knotting my shoe lasses. My wife loved them also. Great quality and color. I got the black ones.
J**R
Cheap, damaged, uncomfortable
I bought two pairs, one in brown and one in black. The brown pair came in decent condition, but the materials seem cheap and they are pretty uncomfortable. The black pair came in much worse shape, with what appears to be some serious water damage (wrinkles, cracked/chipped leather, and missing felt). The quality control must be very poor, and they look terrible in contrast to the photos on Amazon. I really can't recommend these to anyone.
