I bought these sleek Monochrome versions of the Daphne when they first came out - the base is dyed black and hardware is black, too. Unfortunately this newer base doesn’t play nice with the location of my arch. My loss is your win! I did wear these outside a handful of times. Slight wear is visible in photos - mostly just the nubuck looking like they’ve been worn a few times. Photos are in bright daylight. I’ll doing a closet remodel and need to make room so I’m selling a lot of great shes: check my shop for Bryr, Eileen Fisher, Sven and more!