I love the black snake skin with the black/silver pitted discs they are so attractive would definitely recommend you can wear them immediately all day no heel and instep pain Vionic really help with PF. Seeing my reviews are helping other people motivates me to write better and detailed reviews. Perfect fit, slightly wide/rounded but not noticeably so. new way to sleep Although, nothing prevents the owner from simply bolting on a self cut wood base if they want. They will promptly get back to you! I just wore them to the bus, I cant imagine walking a dog in these. I only noticed it when nothing was playing, as they were very quiet, so its nothing that would affect listening with them, but it was a bit annoying when pausing whatever I was listening to, and I was more concerned about the cause (a potential quality issue). *** Had to return it because it wasnt as big as I thought it would be