I have a pair of these in this size, and I have fat feet. They are snug to begin with, you have to wear them 3 or 4 times and then they relax and kinda mould to your foot and become extremely comfortable. I have arthritis and plantar fasciitis, and these are the only shoes I own that don't hurt my feet in any way, including the ones with my $2000 custom orthotics in them. That itself should tell you something. I have 3 more pairs of these shoes in addition to the ones I wear now so that I don't have to scramble to buy them later.