The new pair also hurt my feet a lot, my right ankle hurts with every step, right pinky toe feels pained, and my left foot has an intensely painful pressure. They smell so chemically that i'm physically ill from the toxic material.
They look cheep but they're cheep platforms so i'm not surprised or disappointed at all. I wear a 9 and they fit me (not comfortably, but fit). They're a little bit big, so they definitely feel like a size 8 lol.
These shoes are painfully uncomfortable. They are stiff, clunky and impractical. The buckles are also chintzy.