I plan to wear this for a wedding under palazzo pants. For a sandal, this shoe is on the dressy side. My feet always bother me, and I think that this shoe will work for me - I have been wearing them around the house to break them in.  They are padded enough that they are comfortable to wear for quite a while. The reviews are correct in that this shoe runs a little short and maybe a little on the narrow side. In a tennis shoes and pumps, I need an 8W, but in a slide, I usually order a 71/2 W, because a 7M is way too tight. This 8W is okay in the length for me, but the width feels almost on the narrow side to me. (with my other 8W shoes, I feel as if they are a little too wide, but this shoe is "just right wide" for me....)