I bought these shoes as a nicer pair of shoes but despite the correct appearance the laces looked a bit worn (the second pair was sent with laces in the photo and an additional longer one without laces). design if you want it to be a bit more subtle without design) the toe of the shoe also tapers a bit, despite size 10 being true to size, the construction is tapered, at least in the toe area. I put them on to try them out but realizing there was a problem (toes hurt for a while after wearing them) double checked that the problem was really in the toe box and maybe even the shoes themselves so I wouldn't recommend it buy them personally.