I really wanted to like these shoes. From the pictures they looked good, however when I received them I had 2 problems- 1) they are too narrow for my feet  ( 99% of the time I wear 6B(M)  2) the chemical smell coming off them. I knew that these were not leather shoes and they were not going to have the nice leather smell, but I have found the synthetic/ chemical smell hard to bear. When thinking what this smell will turn into after wearing the shoes a few times and invariably sweating in them- I shuddered. I returned them and will look for a similar style but in leather.