I wear a size 11, my foot is a bit on the narrow side but as I get older I find my feet getting a little wider, especially in the toe area. :) When I wear dress shoes, I'm on my feet lecturing up to 8 hours a day. I was looking for a shoe that is well made, comfortable, and stylish; and I'm willing to pay a little more for a better shoe. If there were a 2.5 star rating, that's where I would put this shoe for me - but it may be quite different for you.The Good: Very well made shoe, and if it fits you, I'm pretty confident it would be a comfortable shoe. Very attractive shoe and the leather quality appears to be high. The footbed of this shoe seems to suggest it would be comfortable for a long day on your feet, with decent arch support and a foam pad at the toe box that would relieve pressure there. I particularly like the heel design of this shoe, that higher design would avoid blisters and help keep the shoe in place.The Bad: The shoe sizing runs both short and narrow. I ordered an 11M, and it was way too short, fit more like a 10 in most other brands. So I would recommend trying a size up in this shoe. They don't offer a 12 so I don't have that option - a big driver for my low rating. In addition, I think the shoe seemed just a little narrow for a medium width, particularly in the toe area (note that it is not a pointy toed shoe). So if you sometimes wear a wide shoe, this is a shoe you definitely need a wide width in.Bottom line: I'm disappointed they didn't work for me, but they might work for you as long as you don't wear a size 11.Price was great. Ordered a 10, little too small, returned and ordered a 10.5. 10.5 fit, which is pretty normal for me and Mephisto.The 10 was fine, except for the fit, although the box was a little squished. The shoe is leather, although it's shiny like it's bonded and is shimmery. It's not matte leather. Little frumpy, but for a pump, it's very comfortable.The 10.5 was a disaster. Had to return that, too. Wasn't the fit. It was because although the shoe was new, which I wouldn't have believed had the sole not been pristine, the shoe was beaten to pieces. Leather worn away in multiple spots on both shoes, toes bent like they'd been worn, buckle creased. To clarify, I didn't order an open box item. This one had the box, none of the shoe forms or tissue inside. I don't know what happened, but at over $100 for a pair of shoes, I want them to look new. I've never seen anything like it from Amazon. This was from Amazon, not a third party seller.I like Mephistos and wanted to get comfortable shoes for the office. Unfortunately those were somewhat small which made them not that comfortable for me.I used them only once and had to give them to somebody. The shoes look nice but they are a bit "sparkly" which is something you cannot really see in the picture. I have the impression that the sparkly material may be damaged quite easilyone of the left shoes is making a noice when I walkThese shows fit perfectly. I wear Mephisto Helen sandals in size 39. I ordered these shoes im size 39 also.