I don't wear heels.  Never have. They are just too uncomfortable for me.  That left me wearing flats or boots on occasions when my normal footwear wasn't nice enough.  I then found a Skechers wedge shoe (sorry I cant recall the name) which I thought was about perfect.  But I didn't like the lack of a strap in back.  I always worried that it would fall off if I wasn't paying attention.  Then I bought these in black and they really are total perfection.  I wear a 7 1/2 shoe, so I got these in a 7 and they hold my feet in place without squeezing them.  My bad feet need a lot of padding or they hurt and I can wear these for hours with no problems whatsoever.  And they look great.  Finally, I can go out to dinner or parties and not feel like the dowdy one.  Yay!