I wore these shoes for 8 hours on the 1st day I wore them with no breaking in time. They are comfortable and look great. If you have a narrow foot, they probably won't work for you. If you have to walk a lot, you will be happy to have worn these shoes. I got the color "brown' and they are an almost lighter chocolate milk brown or even taupe, but they still work well if you are wearing a darker brown, but don't expect that match. They are not darker than the product page shows.I want them in more colors now. Love this shoe.