These shoes were much uglier than I expected.  Basically they look like old lady's shoes, the sort of thing my mother and grandmother wore for comfort.  I guess I'm at that age now, but I don't need to hear my children tell me how hideous my shoes are.<br /><br />Still, I would have put up with it if only these were comfortable.  And they might be, if you have a super narrow foot in the toe area.  I don't, and even though I ordered half a size larger and an M width, one of the shoes so constricted my toes that they were in pain for days after..