I bought these shoes because of the lacing on them.  I have an extremely wide foot, and high instep, which makes for a difficult fitting.  I used to work in a shoe store, so i know a thing or two about shoes.  Anyway, these shoes are absolutely adorable, that's whyI bought them.  Don't be deceived by the lacing though.  It is NOT adjustable all the way to front of the shoe.  The first two are permanently stitched so they cannot be adjusted.  It is very hard to find cute shoes in wider widths that are fashionable.  The shoe store that I worked in specialized ONLY in wide widths, and we carried a lot of Naturailzer styles.  That's why I thought I'd give these sandals a try.  I was thoroughly disappointed.  Don't get me wrong, the shoe is beautiful, and looked well made.  They are once again, just not appropriate for a person with a wider than medium width.