I've never tried on shoes that were both too big and too small at the same time, but these were. They were weirdly loose on top of my foot while seriously cramping my toes- the strangest toe box ever. Most of my shoes are fairly expensive and I wasn't expecting serious comfort for this price, but I was expecting to be able to walk around at a party for a few hours. I couldn't even walk around my house for 5 minutes in these. HORRIBLE!