I bought these for my Mother.  She's an 80+ woman who walks every day at the mall.  I was looking for a shoe with a large toe box and which came in her size, which is 5-1/2 E (or WW).  Although she has narrow feet, she does have painful bunions on both feet.  At this point, I don't think we'll be able to find a shoe that will fit her correctly unless it's custom made.  That being said, we made "adjustments" to these shoes--she wears a thin and thick sock on one foot and a thick sock on the other.  It took her a little while to get used to them and for us to figure out how to make the adjustments but I think they are working out okay.  The shoe itself is very sturdy.