text: I returned these because the base of the shoe is smaller than the rest.  It's hard to explain but look closely at the picture around the toes and you can see how the main part of the shoe sticks out further than the underneath.  So when I stood & did a test walk, my foot did not feel stable.  I have a slightly wide foot and need extra room in the toe area.  I am usually between an 8.5 to 9.  I bought the 9 thinking they looked a little narrow but it was actually to wide/loose around my foot and that probably played a part in the unstable feeling.<br /><br />I hated to return them because it is really hard to find cute , comfortable, youthful-ish shoes that I can wear to work but they just did not work for me.