I used to wear New Balance quite a bit. Lately I have been trying other brands but wanted to give these a shot. The fit was smaller than what I am used to with New Balance and they seemed narrower than normal. I did really like the look of the shoe and it defnitely feel like a quality made product. I ended up returning them since they were just too small and it didn't really feel like a size up was going to help. I had been trying to decide between these and another brand so after I returned these, I did go with the other brand and am in love with those. Sorry New Balance. I went to something different this time.