I bought these in Black as well as Chestnut because I needed a casual comfortable shoe. I love these because the sides are soft and flexible. I had originally thought I would get these because the price was right, and I would just remove the feather as that wasn't really what I was looking for, but once I got them I decided to just leave them on, but it could be easily removed. I wear a size 11 and it fit very comfortably, but I don't think they would work for someone with a wide foot.