I had just opened the box and hadn't pulled away the tissue paper yet, and I loved these shoes already. It was the smell of the quality leather that got me. Then what I saw confirmed the expectations raised by the photographs in your ads (on social media, by the way): stylish in construction and color combination, evidently made by the experienced hands of people who really know their craft. And they fit perfectly and passed the first-evening test--no blisters. I'm sure they'll get only more comfortable as they conform more to my foot. So glad I have a pair of Beckett Simonon shoes!