These are a comfortable & great looking shoe for the warm days & nights, I get lots of comments when wearing these. They seem true to size for length & width, my feet seem to be skinnier / not as deep as most given the shoes I have compared to reviews, so I may suggest if your feet are deeper or fatter (not meant to be offensive comment, but all our feet are different) These may be to tight. I am only comparing to other shoes I have tried that some say  can't get their feet into & are to loose on me
The leather is firm & seems like full hide, but cut perfectly to fit around the angles of the foot, I don;t expect the leather to soften, but it dosen't need to.  The heal & sole is hard & not flexible, BUT they are great to walk in & comfortable. The heel cut out gives a dressier look. Obviously these are not for climbing mountains in but for a casual & smart dressier shoe they are perfect. I can wear these all day at work, but I m not on my feet all day.