I bought these as an American made zero drop shoe. I can tolerate the goofy looking width, (my husband questioned where I got the clown shoes), because I could just wear them around the house and yard. Unfortunately, my forefoot becomes uncomfortably sore after wearing them for a while. I tried other sole inserts, tried with no insert, etc. and no fix. I shouldn't have assumed they would be as comfortable as my other zero drop shoes from another company. Expensive mistake on my part. The shoes do seem to be well made.