You know, I've been thinking about these shoes in light of MacMillan of Rathdown's comments in another thread. He raises a good point which I'm applying here. These appear to be intended as evening shoes, with their patent leather glossy-smooth finish and the overall design of the shoe. It would be a bit much for wearing during the day. However, that's a very thick sole which would not be quite right for ballroom dancing, and would stand out amongst other true evening shoes which are supposed to be light and elegant, as Scott describes. So this shoe seems to be neither fish nor fowl. It might be passable for a groom to wear at a wedding, though, I dunno.