Welcome Alison and since you bumped this thread, I will update to say that today I wore the Hush Puppies I linked earlier in the thread with jeans on a very cold, wet day to walk all over a cobblestoned town. Yesterday I wore them for a very long day of shopping.

I had to finally retire my beloved GEOX Stefany and cannot find a pair to replace them yet. The current styles don't fit me well, and the ones I linked earlier actually squeaked when I finally found them in my size (and in Germany of all places!) But I have worn all my GEOX until they end up with holes in the leather etc after many years of use.

I did purchase two pairs of Aerosoles for $29 in the US a few weeks ago and they ripped my feet apart after a few hours wear. I still have open sores on my feet.