I love the style of the slightly higher back, and I look for ankle straps because my heels always slip out of traditional pumps.
This is the worst design I've ever seen. The metal buckle on these shoes hits EXACTLY on the bone of your ankle and creates enormous pain. I have lots of ankle strap shoes. Either the strap falls below the ankle, or the leather of the strap extends under the buckle. Neither one is the case here. This is just hard metal against bone. I can't believe this design actually got produced. They're going back TODAY.