I do a lot of Scottish dancing, where wearing heels is dangerous (more for others than you), and covered shoes are important for protecting your own feet.
I wore these for the first time at a ball, where we danced for about five and a half hours straight. Normally, I have to use vast quantities of blister plasters and pain killers to manage the feet situation that comes with long periods of enthusiastic dancing, but I had none of that this time! My feet were nearly as comfortable when we finished as they were when we started.
I've honestly never been more impressed with a pair of shoes for Reeling.
As an added bonus, they're gorgeous
The only not 100% positive thing I have to say about them is that the aglets (the bits at the end of the laces that stop them from fraying) seem to be plastic, which is understandable, but ever so slightly disappointing.
The eyelets are sewn, and the edges are finished with grosgrain ribbon. The colour is quite a bit darker than it appeared in the photos on my screen, but still very pretty. They are true to size.