I live in NYC and walk to work.  I lived all summer in comfortable ballet flats, and wanted the same look with something more substantial for cooler weather.

This works - it's great.  Comfortable, and works with socks too.  I'm size 11 and it runs true to size for me, and is ok with thin or medium weight socks.

It's always a pain to navigate winter shoes for me, because comfortable shoes often look clunky.  These look nice and dainty even on me!