First, I am in complete agreement w/other reviewers who stated these are rather pretty/stylish sandals however, the lack of a heel does directly contribute to comfort in this shoe - I too was ready to change after a couple hours of wear. That being said they are true to size even if somewhat narrow - in my case the edges of my feet aligned to the mm of shoe width with nothing left to spare (I have a medium-width foot). The color is muted gold and really goes great with everything - even a bottle green dress - which is what I wore them with and they brought out the color very stylishly. For the $$ this is a good buy - just don't expect optimum comfort in this flat.