I do like these shoes but at the moment I can't break them in because the toe on my right foot is broken, but I put the right shoe on and it seems a little tight in the toes once broken in I do believe that they will fit better. The shoes are shiny and I thought they were mat, it's hard to tell from the picture. They also seem to be well made even though I have not worn them to the event I'm going to in May of next year but I do plan to break them in before then so I can only hope. They're a very pretty shoe.