My dad wears dress clothes daily and shoes such as these have been the norm for decades for him.  I wanted him to try these and compare them to his others.  He thinks they are very good shoes - he does not give compliments freely so that means they are excellent.  He said even though the toe is pointed there is enough room to accommodate the width of your foot.  He has another pair with the same shape that costs 3 times as much and are a highly respected dress shoe brand and he said these do a better job accommodating the foot shape than do those.  These shoes, however, are not as cushioned as those.  Many of the newer dress shoes have cushioning but he said that's where these fall slightly short of the others.  And the heel is raised a little - it doesn't look like it much but you can tell in the way the shoe feels so you have to get used to that.  The price is phenomenal for what you get and overall this a very good shoe and a good value.  They look great.