I love these shoes!  They seem a little pricey for my budget but I can smell the leather and you can tell that these are very high quality materials and how they are made.  I normally wear a size 10 but bought the size 41 and the fit is good.  I wore knee high hose with them & can tell socks would make the fit too tight.  I have a wide foot at the bone up from my toes and that was the only sore part of my foot after wearing them all day at my desk job & then grocery shopping for half an hour afterwards.  They look really nice with my brown slacks that are dressy/casual for work.  The heel says like 2 1/4" (I think) but i measured it from the floor to the top of the heel & it was really 3", since I'm tall that concerned me but no problem.  The arch support is what i needed and the cushiony inside since i have plantar facsitious (sp?).  They are VERY comfortable, I think my wide foot will fit better once they stretch out alittle.  I would buy them again too :)