I bought this because, I was a victim of sandy, most shoes I had were thrown out... So I needed new shoes. As a gift for myself for Christmas I bought these, it looked really stylish which I liked and they were flat. When I received them, I tried them on and they were narrow and bit on the tight side, thought they would be roomy since they are a size 9. I am not disappointed because they will make a great gift if you have friends who have same shoe size as you... Nothing is going to be wasted .. The shoe is good if you have small petite feet, not good if you are a big flatfoot like me!