These
shoes broke my heart a little. The moment I put them on, they were amazingly comfortable, with support in all the right places. They are difficult to put on - a zipper or more elastic would help. But the leather is so pliable, it is lovely. They feel like slippers. I have never put on
shoes that felt so beautifully comfortable like that. These
shoes are a snug fit. In my usual size, they were really too big, even with socks, but still a bit of a pull to get on. With half a size smaller, it was not much harder to get them on, which is weird, but they were definitely a good fit. The toe box is nice and roomy, but, unfortunately, they were really snug in a couple of areas of my feet that are bony. It was not that the shoe itself was not wide enough, it was so snug. While the
shoes did not hurt, I really felt that over the course of a day, this area would really get raw. And I did not want to risk trying to get the shoe stretched and failing. The
shoes were impossible to wear socks with either, they were that snug. I tried both the red and the black. The red is beautiful beautiful beautiful, but I really liked the black more than I thought I would. These
shoes are not at all clunky, although they are certainly not the most stylish
shoes ever. But they avoid that "comfortable shoe" look that so many of comfortable
shoes have. I truly loved these
shoes, but, alas, I am returning them. Boo hoo!