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shoes are like walking on air. I ordered a 6M. Very stylish look. Heel high perfect. With that said. They do run a tad to short, on the toes side. Toes hang over a hair when standing, sitting looks fine. So I don't think saying a half size smaller is accurate. I have bunions and felt that the width was slightly narrow for being a "wide" fit in the toe box, the rest of the shoe does taper toward the heel. Which is perfect for me I have a narrow heel. So if you have a wide foot overall, yes these are too narrow. The heel has the woven look but it's not woven, (it's one piece Plastic). Looks fine in Black, but I would be skeptical to order in another color for fear of looking cheap. Over all they are going back, because I have a very similar style shoe, but I will re order a Soft Walk shoe again for it's cushioning insole.