I was worried about the smell so many people commented on. My husband and I are both former retail so when I opened it, it's just the brand new shoe smell. Nothing surprising. They sat in the closet a few days and just smelled new. They fit his normal shoe size and he says that once he wore them a day or two they were broken in and comfortable. We went dancing one day and walking around Disney another and he was fine. Oh and they look fabulous. Like they should cost way way more. Super quality.