I needed a pair of ALL black, leather shoes (no mesh at all) for my nursing school uniform. I don't think clogs style shoes comfortable and love my Saucony running shoes so I decided to go with these. These looked super wide in pics and I have normal to narrow feet so I ordered the narrows which I'm glad I did. However I wear a 7.5 in all my Saucony running shoes and these I had to exchange for an 8 as they were too short in the length. They're definitely not cute to look at, but they are cushy/comfortable and better looking than other shoes of this type. So they're good if you need them for some sort of requirement like I did.