My elderly mother is sooooo hard to find comfortable shoes - her feet are small but very wide (and she has a terrible hammer toe on one foot). Many shoes that claim to be wide are actually not, but these are YES. The zipper also makes it very easy to put on, unlike other shoes. (And if swelling does occur one day, they can be worn without the zipper.) They're also good, safe walking shoes and go with almost anything she's wearing. All this and a great price! I would buy her other colors.