J.Crew: Augusta Peep Toes Review

These are J.Crew's Augusta Peep Toes (item #14174), which were originally $225, with select colors marked down to $139.99 right now.  These shoes were available in golden desert, soft apricot, and faded aqua.  J.Crew describes the shoe as such:

Vintage-inspired, these Italian-leather slingbacks are wrapped at the toe with an impeccable satin bow. Man-made lining and sole. 3 1/2" self-covered heel. Made in Italy. Available at the Madison Avenue Collection Store.

I will be honest - I have been in absolute love with these shoes since they debuted.  I was totally in love with all the colors, but especially the blue.  Unfortunately, by the time these shoes went on sale (coupled with the 20% off promotion), blue was sold out in my size.  I am wearing a size 6 in the golden desert color.

Well, I am happy to report that these shoes are as wonderful as I was hoping they would be!  I am still totally in love with them.  I was a tad bit wary of the yellow color, as I'm not the biggest fan of that mustard-y yellow color, but I think the bright yellow bow really helps make this shoe.  [Plus it helps that I recently purchased a yellow skirt from the lovely FFM that I think will match these shoes perfectly.]

Above are the pictures from a distance (Psycho Dog making a cameo).  I have to say that I am a huge fan of heels, especially for the slimming effect they can have on your legs.  The below pictures are close-up/level with the shoes, and I think they will give you a better idea of how the shoes look.

The sizing on the shoes is fairly true to size, but the ankle strap is pretty loose.  While my feet pretty much come to the back of the footbed, the ankle strap is a bit too large.  It doesn't hamper the wearing of the shoe, which is nice, but it can make the shoes appear a teeny bit too big, which is unfortunate.  The toebox is a medium, comfortable width - not too narrow, not too wide.  The peep-toe is not overly peepish, and is very comfortable.

The shoe overall is very comfortable.  I think it's a really adorable shoe that will work with a wide variety of outfits.  I don't think I'd wear these anywhere where the odds of getting something spilled on them is higher than normal (say, a bar), but I would definitely wear these to work, or out on a date night with The Boyfriend, or just any special dress-up occasion.  Below are a couple more pictures of the shoes alone.

What do you think?  Do you own these shoes?  Which colors do you like?  Where would you wear these shoes?