I was looking for flat shoes with a thick sole to wear during my trip to Europe where I will be on my feet waling all they. These are perfect - super light & soft, not too chunky, thickish sole for a flat shoe and best of all, the sole has great a cushion. I normally wear 5.5 & 6 and ordered 5.5- fits me superbly. Just one thing I wasn't so thrilled about is the colour. I got black and pink and black is great. The pink colour is totally neon and in between pink and orange. I was expecting hot pink, not neon, as shown in my ipad screen.