Unlike the Tangolera tango shoes made in Italy, these - not made in China- had no magic about them, did not inspire me to dance tango or anything, hurt my feet and I got rid of them immediately. My mistake, but I cried for several days. However, Strictly4dancers is an inspirational place to buy tango shoes, which I have recommended to everyone who doesn't know about them. Once I recover from my loss, I'll buy another pair of the wonderful Tangolera tango shoes for women