Love the style and look of this shoe. I agree with other reviews about the stitching inside the Sperry shoe wear the elastic is stitched in. It can hit the outside of your foot rubbing on it. It seemed to hurt my right foot more than my left. (My right foot is slightly bigger). I decided to wear a sock with the shoe around my house for a bit to see if it could stretch out for a bit. It seemed to do the trick! I also bought some clear sticky gel pads at DSW to place on the stitching inside the shoe for extra cushion, just incase.  I am now wearing them flying/walking in airport and have had no issues! I am an 8 and the 8 fit well. Bought a 8.5 just incase and never opened the package. They are comfortable and easy to walk in, versatile. I have little nylon sockies on top.