I needed a pair of black shoes that did not really look like pumps yet were dressy enough to wear with trousers/suits. These shoes are awesome! Different enough to be noticed but not enough to be considered to "weird" for a meeting-with-the boss setting. I usually wear a 6 1/2 so, I ordered the 7. Fits perfectly, though just a bit wide. Nothing a pair of thin insoles won't fix. I might get the brown ones next!!!