i disagree

High Heels are dangerous they shift the weight off balance. Over weight people exert to much pressure on the heels making a dangerous design more hazzardous. Heels easily get caught in metal grates or holes and wobble on uneven ground .They are not really good on the back are they so why would you buy them?

yeah.....more chinese crap which you pay high prices for.......

Is this what they mean by falling head over "heels"?

We buy them because they are so DAMN sexy!!! Most guys like a lady in heels.

It is important to notice that the shoes were only sold at the Nordstrom rack, a secondary outlet, and not the regular stores. It is a very distinct possibility that Nordstrom had these shoes made up especially made to prop up sales at the Nordstrom Rack outlet stores. I always question a move like that where something is made up especially to be sold at a lower price. Will it be of the same quality if it were going to be sold at the regular stores?

I believe it also says something about the product if it is made in three different countries. It is very hard to maintain the quality control when you dealing with a country like China which does not have the history of making finer hand made shoes as to Italy which can claim the opposite with Spain being more like Italy but not always.

Some thoughts to consider.

sadly, a shoe can be made in china, but have an Italy or Spanish label if the pieces are individually made in china and the upper is attached to the sole in another country. That allows companies to save money by using the cheaper labour for more intensive stitching jobs while still claiming the higher price for a 'European' shoe.

If people were willing to pay for quality in the first place (instead of buying dozens of pairs of pseudo-luxury goods that aren't needed) this effects of mass-production would be severely limited.

Yes, MY shoes are handmade, and yes, I only have four pairs.