I tried this Skechers style on in a store in the current 'stretchy' fabric. I loved the feel of the footbed/sole, but wasn't impressed by the look of the shoe, so I decided to order the suede ones from Amazon.
The suede definitely makes it look like a nicer sneaker/shoe. The length is fine, and it did fit the horizontally widest part of my foot (I'm an 8.5 on the border of regular/wide), but it felt like it was crushing the top of my foot, so badly that I was convinced they couldn't be 'broken in' and had to return them.
These would be a cute, comfortable walking shoe for the right feet, they just weren't for me.