For better or worse, I have always had wide feet, necessitating long voyages of shoe shopping with little or no result. For years I have relied on Rockport for both casual and dress shoes, and these boat shoes provide a comfortable balance between my tennies and dress shoes.  If you have a wide foot, these come in a double wide size, which I wear.  They are comfortable and wear well.  I have a pair at least ten years old that serve as garden shoes and another pair for general knocking about.  I bought this newest pair for dress casual.  I have tried others, included Sebago, but they all fall short of expectation in some way.