I have bunions, heel spurs & plantar fasciitis, plus an old forefoot stress fracture that sometimes gives me trouble, so I'm super fussy with shoes. I had to return my usual 8.5s in favor of 9s. The length was still fine in the 9, with more room in the toe box.
I now always go for wide toe boxes, as anything remotely narrow leaves me in pain or with pins and needles after a few hours. I look for shoes that either look wider than normal or are wide by design (Altlra running shoes, for instance). In general, I find the Clarks lasts to be narrower than German or Scandinavian shoes, so even the wide sizing can be a bit tight for problem feet. I tried 3 different Clarks mary janes (Wave Wish in M and Medora Elite in W) and found the others to be either too narrow, stiff or too hard-soled for my feet.
This shoe has a wide toe box, very soft leather, and a soft, zero-rise gum sole. I can wear them all day without issue. They're cute in a charmingly frumpy way.
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