This shoe -
It's a good shoe. The break-in time was fairly short; mine felt comfy after one day of round-the-house wear. Aesthetically they're pleasing, and the
insole is adequately padded to provide comfort for long hours on the studio floor. The only issue I had with them is that, 1) this shoe is manmade, no leather, so it won't stretch as quickly as a leather shoe would; and 2) this shoe isn't designed for low, narrow
heels with prominent tendons; the heel counter is cut a little high for the way my foot is shaped, and that means the heel seam at the back of the shoe digs into my achilles tendon. This was easily remedied by placing a half-sole into the bottom of the heel of the shoe (something I would have done anyway, I need the extra
arch support) and that lifts my heel out of the bottom of the shoe, enabling the heel counter to clear my achilles tendon. Other than that it's an excellent shoe. If you're shopping with cost in mind, this is a good shoe. If you have narrow
heels, don't want to fuss with
insoles, and don't mind a slightly higher cost, Zappo's has Bloch's 'Merry Jane' or the
Bloch 'Tap-on' that are similar in style to this one and have a lower cut heel counter. If you get those, though, get a whole size to a size and a half larger than you'd order this shoe, due to Bloch's different sizing system.