Please be assured that these boots are 100% Authentic Balenciaga, I purchased them from the US online, they were originally a very pale cream, online they looked to be a sort of dark oatmeal/cream than what they actually were when they they arrived which was more of a very pale cream/ivory, which I did not like, I was not only disappointed in the colour but intensely disliked the brilliant white elastic that was clearly visible on the sides at the ankles, it was really unsightly in my opinion and made the boots look cheap looking when they were far from it, thus I dyed them blue. I did a good enough job on them in my own opinion and have worn them numerous times, the colour isn't perfect and does have some unevenness but nothing unsightly, they are a 37.5,  I already own a further 2 pairs of the boots, one pair in gris (grey) and one in black, if I didn't already own them in black I would have dyed them that colour, if the blue doesn't appeal or you don't like the slight unevenness here and there to the colour or would get much more wear from them being black then you could very easily dye them black, and with them being black, the colour would definitely fall evenly. With my dyeing them, some of the colour has run on the inside of the boot and does look unprofessional inside, I did actually have them stuffed with newspaper when I dyed them but some has obviously ran inside which I suppose is inevitable where the elastic sides are as I obviously did concentrate on those bits intentionally so that the white wasn't visible at all. My other 2 pairs are a UK 4, which I am, the boots are narrow fitting and I thought if buying a 37.5 they would have a little bit more room at the sides - I had minor surgery on my foot a couple of years ago and find some shoes pinch or hurt that particular foot after a while - so bought the 37.5 just to give me a tiny bit more room but to be honest there isn't really any difference, only in the length and as such I feel they are just a smidge big on me, I love to wear my others with skirts/dresses/skinny denims, and do wear them often on nights out or for drinks to the pub with friends, if I am wearing skinny denims I like to wear the blue ones but for the mostpart wear the grey or the black as they just feel a better fit, they are really lovely and comfortable boots to wear, and I have been complimented on them quite a number of times, I am only selling them due to my already owning the other 2 pairs, each of them fitting a bit better as well as having far too many pairs of shoes and boots (will be listing heaps over the next few days/week, particularly Isabel Marant Dicker boots of which I have around 12 pairs!!). Overall, this pair are actually in very good condition, I had vibram soles added to them which have plenty of wear left to them, I should point out the cobbler very annoyingly has covered the Balenciaga name on the sole with the vibram but you can see in person the Balenciaga logo on the insole and I can absolutely categorically assure the buyer they are 100% Authentic Balenciaga and they are more than welcome to have them authenticated by any official Balenciaga stockist.   Their retail price was £545. I no longer have the box or dust bags as I keep my footwear stored in a shelved closet where each is clearly visible, I will send them within a postal box securely wrapped to ensure safe passage. Many thanks. *All buyers but particularly International buyers please consider thoroughly before purchasing that they have been hand dyed and thus do show some unevenness to the colour as well as dye runs on the inside of the boots, these are the reasons I have listed them as cheaply and will not accept return for either of those reasons, I have listed them accurately and honestly.