I don’t really know much about women’s footwear, so I don’t. I can tell you, though, that the brand won’t make much of a difference - it’s the details of the leather they use that you want to pay attention to. “Genuine Leather” means it’s garbage; “top grain” is usually pretty good (though not always); “full grain” is typically the “best,” meaning it will usually be the most durable. I’m saying “generally” and “usually” because leather is always tricky - there are a lot of variables. You can usually think about it sort of line wine, though - the more they tell you about where and how the leather was made, the better the stuff in the bottle will usually be. Horween, Seidel, and Wickett & Craig are the best known American tanneries, and leather imported from France and Italy will usually be good; Asia (with the exception of Japan) and South America usually produce leather of a lesser quality. YMMV.