Needed some everyday work shoes with some height for a business meeting and these are perfect. The wedge is a lot less precarious than a heel- I'm not much of a heel wearer. Since I wear flats almost exclusively, my feet were a little sore at the end of the day, but if you wear heels regularly, I suspect that these are much more comfortable than your average heels. I had to walk several blocks to my meetings and didn't feel like I was going to fall down or look like a limping pony the whole way, so I call these a success. I wear an 8 in everything, and bought an 8 which fit exactly as expected.