"These are very comfortable! I have a borderline wide foot mainly due to a bunion... generally do not need to buy Wide but for dress shoes and potential foot swelling after many hours of wearing I bought these in wide. The size otherwise is spot on. I generally waver between an 8 and 8.5 and again due to foot swelling chose the 8.5... I may add a small gel insert in the ball of foot area just for added padding. Lovely comfortable shoes... wish they came in black."