These shoes appear never to have been worn judging by the soles and heel tips. However, it looks like something went wrong during the dyeing process, or they have had some kind of water damage. I bought these recently with the intention of blinging them up and using embellishments to cover the damage. However, they are a little tight on my feet. I am a 5.5 to 6 and being vintage and not worn in yet they would probably be more a size 5. So I'm hoping there's someone out there looking for a project to make these shoes wearable again, perhaps for a costume.