These shoes are beautifully made! Pleasantly comfortable, but I would not choose them for a full day of walking on concrete. Fortunately there are plenty of other occasions where they will be just right. My usual shoe size is 8 wide and this 8 fits perfectly. At first I thought they were going to be too tight around my ancles but the leather stretched there very quickly, just while walking around the house in the try on faze. I love them! Very high quality and craftsmanship, great design.....and yes, the smell of the leather is wonderful!