text: A very disappointing purchase this has turned out to be.<br /><br />I was attracted by the color and the price ($30 for size 8 when I made the purchase).<br />The shoes arrived promptly within two days.<br /><br />Upon opening, I was very impressed by the color and the build of the shoe, the graphite color was close to dark dirty brown and would have gone well with all my Khaki pants collections (I have Khaki, British Khaki, Camel, Olive, Brown colored pants in my collection) .<br /> A very unique color of all the boat shoes I have shopped.<br /><br />Pros:<br />Beautiful color and design<br />The shoe was feather light.<br />The sole was sturdy yet supple despite the shoe being so light.<br />Excellent cushioning sole, felt like walking on air.<br />Overall good workmanship, stitches were neatly finished.<br /><br />Cons:<br />Shoe is too narrow.<br /><br />My excitement was short lived as I had difficulty getting my feet in these shoes. I am a very skinny guy with a small and narrow feet, yet I had to struggle to put my feet in. I thought every shoe feels tight initially and would ease up soon, but that was not the case to be.<br /><br />I wore the shoe several hours the first day, constantly removing and putting it back on to let my legs breathe and relieve the pain. Even with a thin nylon sock, I felt as if my feet had been crepe bandaged.<br />The shoe had a tight grip on my feet, and there was no wiggle room for my toes to move up/down though the length of the shoe was fine, I still had half inch room in the front but no room for the dorsal (top) part of the foot. I started to have pain on the top of my foot within a few hours.<br /><br />Even after 2 days of wearing, the shoe showed no sign of loosening , so I made a difficult decision of having to return this shoe.<br />As much as I loved the color and design, they were just too uncomfortable.<br /><br />I had read another review about another model of Dockers shoe that it was too narrow, maybe narrow shoesare endemic to Dockers brand ?<br />I wish dockers made this shoe half inch to one inch wider and these would have been the best shoes I owned.<br /><br />I ended up purchasing Margaritaville brand shoes for about $35, they are definitely much wider and more comfortable than this Dockers brand.<br />However I miss the color, finish, design and the super light weight of this Dockers shoe and I wish it was a bit wider.