Death to the gladiator sandals! They were best meant for the great gods, goddesses, and other humans in Greek Mythology... not the 21st Century. Never seen a pair I liked. EVER. Straps just too big and nowhere in the way of stylish. I don't like sandals that go above the knees with straps galore. Only exception are any sandals with an ankle straps. I'm sorry. Just not feeling these sandals even if I were a lady. Not fabulous, not stylish, not cute, just horrid. They're best left to runway models and Greek Mythology. Now if you'll excuse me, Athena wants her gladiator sandals back... as does Homer, Zeus, Hera, Hades, Persephone, Ares, Artemis, Dionysus, Orpheus, Hermes...