I had decided to order the shoe based upon Steve's design and the fact that the shoe also met the design of the Stuart W's design. It arrived very fast, love that! However the biggest problem I have, is that the holes to do up the buckle apparently fit someone with a stick for a leg. I had to have holes punched in properly for it to be a comfortable fit. Sizing was true to form, I'm a 9 and the 9 fit my foot well. After the fix, loved the shoe.

I actually had initially ordered the similar shoe by Stuart W...something. Granted there's a reason why that shoe is 4x the cost, but with so many shoes, it's not like I would wear often. So, figured get the look for less. The bottom espadrille material is much cuter, and of better quality, on the Stuart shoe (worn by photographed celebrities for those who care), the design is really nice. I actually like the fact that the material under your toes is not suede-like material on the Steve Madden. If one were to wear often, I think the Stuart W. shoes will show more toe outline, etc than the material used on the Steve Madden shoe. Worth it to give these shoes a look. Super cute.

I totally agree with the other reviewers. This is truely as close to exact a copy of the Stuart W's Alex shoe as you can get!!! The Alex shoe is in the upper 300's and unless you were going to wear these every single day, I couldn't justify the price for an exact copy at much less a cost. They arrived very quickly and I LOVE how flattering they are on my feet and legs!! In my opinion, the perfect summer shoe (tan) that will just about go with anything. Just google the expensive shoe and see all the celebrities who are wearing them and how cute they look on. These are a must have!!!