I initially ordered my normal size which is an 8 then returned as they were massive for a 7.5 those seemed a little bit too so I bought the 7 and compare them before returning one and had a difficult time but decided on the 7- I have had some situations where a shoe size is off by a half size but these were extremely large. I have work the shoes once for a quick walk to my neighbors which was fine and then today to run errands at two stores in the mall and the sides of my feet killed (I have narrow feet so this is not common for me) I do think they are very comfortable to walk on and assume they will stretch a bit and I am going to try to stretch them with at home tricks. I bought the gray pair and love the look cute and casual but I don't feel like a slob when wearing them.