I have slippers like Riverman.
I have committed the unpardonable crime of being a woman with wide feet. Go to a department store and ask for shoes for wide feet and they say "we don't carry shoes for wide feet" in a tone implying wide feet are just short of Ebola. Repeatedly I've been told "yes we have boots for wide feet" only to discover they mean wide calves. I wear size 6. I do not have wide calves. I have big feet.
Sneakers are easy, I buy men's. They are made roomier than women's and sneakers are pretty unisex. But any other shoes were a major headache until I discovered The Walk Shop in North Berkeley. An amazing collection of shoes of all kinds in all sizes and really nice people. They are not cheap but I can't wear cheap shoes. You can cheat on fit for some things but shoes need to fit correctly (so do bras and a lot of women wear ones that it is painfully obvious don't).
Good thing the store is off my normal route. If it was close I'd really be in trouble because it damn near is turning me into Imelda! I now own boots (multiple pairs), walking shoes (also multiple pairs), even pumps that actually fit!
