These boots are made for walking?

This is sort of on demand, or at least I have promised several people to show pictures of the übercool boots I recently fell for. They are embroidered on velvet from Uzbekistan and made into boots in Turkey, according the the Grand Bazaar seller (my favourite corner, where I can never find my way before getting soundly lost first..., features a lot of Central Asian and Afghan sellers with very nice handicraft works for sale).

And yes, it is possible but not easy to walk on them. And I have worn them to the office!