Empress shoes are handmade, and they are by far the comfiest shoe around. The company was founded in Australia in 2019 and this was one of their first styles. It is made of leather with rubber soles. Inside is arch support that is fantastic. Please note that this is a wide shoe. I don't see any tags attached, but I bought them directly from the company and I've never even tried them on. They come with their original paper stuffing, in their original purple box (which, sadly, has many dings and other flaws that occurred in the many moves I've made) that still looks great on the shelf and this sale includes the Empress tote bag.