Ryka Viv Next Women's Lace-up Sneakers Color: Taupe Size: 5

I have had a lot of success with Ryka shoes through the years. My feet are narrow at the ankles and wide at the toes, with a high arch. After having my daughter 3 years ago, my toe box seemed to get even wider but not wide enough to always need "wide" shoes. I had the original Viv sneakers a few years ago and loved; I walked all over England in them for two weeks but, sadly, a dog peed on them and I couldn't get the smell out. I've been wearing a big brand's white sneakers for the last two years and they were cute, but exacerbated my metatarsalgia. I run after a three-year-old most days and spend lots of time in parks, but still want to look cute. So I ordered the Viv Next in both regular and wide widths to try them. They are super cute white sneakers and I love the black and brown details. I like to wear white sneakers with dresses and jeans. I ended up keeping the wide as the regular was just slightly narrow in the toe box; it's the shape of so many of these fashion sneakers; they cut in too narrow on the outer toes even on these Ryka ones. Thankfully, the wide worked and didn't look too wide and wasn't too wide at the heel, which is a problem wide shoes can have.

I followed the sizing guide and wish I'd just gone with my regular size- these are a bit big. The style is very structured and a bit stiff, so that takes getting used to. That said, the instep and wider toe box are just what I needed! And they are very cute.