My review is positive. For the negative reviews let me say, u can't expect champaign on a beer budget. For the pruce they're great shoes, even above the purchase price . Very comfortable and stylist. These are leather and they took an excellent shoe shine. They do run a little large. I wear a 10D and there was about a 1/2 inch too much room. I have a med arch and my foot tend to spread but the med width is comfortable. I think I could've gotten away w a 9.5. For the price these are very nice dressy shoes.