To be honest, I was looking at the Manolo Blahnik Maysale slides. But that $700.00 price point was not it for me. So, I did some research to find something similar without breaking my wallet; I couldn't find anything for a while. But these pop on my radar during the holidays, so I bought both the black and the nude from Sam Edelman, and I have to say NO REGRETS. They go so well with everything.