Leather upper, metal sole, taps attached. The Maude is an impeccably balance tap shoe that provides an awesome sound; it is an extremely comfortable shoe that is very easy to hit your sweet spot in. It also features the Bloch Mega tap with a huge metal content and superb audio engineering that has a rich tone in the toe and deep tone in the heel. Ideal for intermediate to advanced tap dancing. Made in Thailand. Original Bloch dance product. FITTING GUIDE: For women, begin with one half size up from street size; for men, go up two and one half sizes from street size.