I suffer from an autoimmune condition which causes me to retain a lot of fluids which is why I wear size xxx shoes and if you are wearing this size in your 30's (when I started wearing this brand) you don't want to wear velcro . Grandma's shoes. I tried to find as many shoes that I could wear and afford but nothing came until I found this brand. I am very grateful for that. They last a long time, I just have to replace the inner souls when I've worn them out.