Ooh soft black velvet! These mid-calf black velvet boots look so good on. They have just the right amount of attitude. The six buckle straps have a sing row of cone spikes and on the top strap is a single chromed ring on a metal plate. These boots not only look great they feel amazing. The 3 1/2 inch platform gives you just the right amount of height and the dense foam the platform is made from makes these boots fairly light without reducing the durability of them. They also have an inner side zipper so you do not have keep tying and untying them.