I bought these shoes because they were leather, not too expensive, and simple. My shoe size ranges from a 9 to a 10 and I have a wide foot with no arch so I have a lot of difficulties with pumps like these. When I got them, they did not fit whatsoever. I could barely get my toes into them, it was a huge disappointment. I went into a Steve Madden store as I needed these shoes for the next day and the 9.5 was HUGE! There was about an inch of space between my heal and the back of the shoe. It was terrible. So I used the frozen water trick (fill a ziplock bag with water, put it in the shoe, put the shoes in the freezer, what expands, shoes stretch, remove ziplock bags, and tada). Now, I could get my foot into the shoe but they were sooo uncomfortable to walk in and my foot kept slipping out (with tights). It was really frustrating and I had to change out of the shoes for walking more any extended periods of walking. However, the other day I gave them another try and I guess from the time I was wearing them they molded to my foot as they have a foam-like padding. I love them so much now, they aren't uncomfortable and I can walk in them. You just have to put up with the pain the first day but overall I am glad I bought them.