This is the widest shoe (dress, sport, etc.) currently available on the market. Period! This 5E wide boot is wider than any other 6E orthodontic boot from New Balance, Drew, Vionic, Mt.Emey (I wasted my money on all of them). I have incredibly wide feet and have been wearing these shoes for 30 years. As I got older and my feet spread even more, I found that by not threading the lace through the bottom holes and tying the laces loosely, I could increase the width a bit. In the last 5 years I have increased my shoe size from a 10 1/2 to an 11 1/2 for width. I also added the Good Feet Arch Supports. I can't afford custom shoes, so these shoes will be with me for the rest of my life. I wear white for everyday and black for dresses. Needless to say, I have a lot of extra storage space in the shoe section of my closet. My only negative comment is that the leather upper is incredibly thin and scratches/tears easily. The outer material of the tongue is more like rubber than real leather, so it scratches and tears easily. I have yet to wear out the sole of this shoe as the widest part of my wide foot tends to rip the stitching on the upper. As a result, I wore out of these shoes pretty quickly, but at around $70 a pair, it's a much cheaper compromise than paying for custom shoes.