I bought these a size up; I'll usually an 11 in womens and I bought a 12 so I have plenty of room in them. Unlike other brands I've purchased, the laces are actually long enough to lace to the top and comfortably tie. I even have rather large calves and they fit just fine. I've worn them twice and they are looking pretty worn on the bottoms already which worries me they won't last long, but they are everything I hoped for and more. They're very cute and feel like normal (flat) shoes. I have worn them to work where I'm on my feet all day and they did just fine. The quality of the material is nice, it's like thick canvas. I bought the grey pair and they came with olive colored laces and white laces.