Challis Mule (Women)

I love the look of these shoes when I saw them in a competitors catalog. Was hoping that I found a good pair of heels with functionality. First, they are a tad small. My heel barely fits inside the shoe and I am traditionally an 8.5 in most shoe styles. Not sure if going up a size is going to change the way the shoe itself fits around the foot. That part is just the right snugness. Second, as another reviewer mentioned, the shoe leather is wrinkled on one shoe while the other is smooth leather. I’ve been finding this the case with three different brand shoes that I have purchased from Nordstrom in the past six months. Brands included a pair of Sam Edelman cowboy booties and a pair of Sam Edelman loafers. Wondering if it is a quality supply issue with leather for shoe manufacturers. My recommendation, try these on in person to see if they fit and that the leather isn’t subpar with two different looking shoes. Nordstrom you should be better about quality control and spinning defects off like this to Nordstrom Rack.