These shoes were comfortable out of the box with no break in period required.  I bought the shiny rose gold metallic.  I thought the style was adorable and I love the tassles but the metallic seemed a little too flashy for me.  I didn't like how the brown rubber soles juxtaposed to the metallic.  They look like cool orthopedic shoes.  That's just my opinion though.  I returned them because I didn't like they way they looked on my feet.  The sides of the shoes gaped a bit which I did not like.  I wear a size 6 and have flat, wide feet.