I work in an office and I am not on my feet that much.  I saw these shoes at Macy's and fell in love with them.  They look so nice.  When wearing dress pants the metal bar on the top of the shoe shows and it just looks classy.  I am usually a size 8.5 US and don't have an unusual size width.  I weigh only 175 lbs at 5' 8" tall. The 8.5 was very snug so we tried the 9 and it was too big.  So I went with the 8.5.  The break in has been awful. My feet ache in the heel area and a blister formed at one point.  Also, the leather is tearing from the sole of the shoe.  The top of the shoe, where the nice looking metal bar is, aches my foot as the bar presses down.  All of this and the shoes are not even 2 months old!  I am so disappointed - I figured because they were Calvin Klein they would not break down like this.  To the idiot who gave this review a 'Not Helpful' rating I have a posted picture of the leather tearing from the sole and if I don't list enough detail for you then you are a sad person.

PROS:
Looks - so classy looking and different

CONS:
Leather breaking away from sole
Tight fitted
Break-in time long and painful
No give on the metal bar on top of shoe - presses in
Quality concerns

UPDATE:
Check out my picture above.