They're a bit narrow but overall I'm sure the fabric will stretch a bit. But laces break for Isley with excess lint. But at the moment I really like the shoes. They have the right combination of rubber and synthetic polymer. Okay, so the rubber compound that souls are made of has very little shock absorption if you have bad news. But the caveat is that you get Dorsey's flexibility when walking. The rubber compound is designed to absorb more sharks when walking.