Given that my feet have not shrunk or changed size in the past twenty years, and that my shoe collection would terrify my husband if he only knew the extent, I consider myself relatively well versed on how most shoe styles fit. I found these specifically to be oddly made longer than an average women's size 9 and also a narrow width rather than a regular width. I sometimes wear 9.5 too, so that these were too long made me laugh. I'm wearing them to the beach but probably won't use them much, as I do not like my NORMAL feet to look wide or short. The fleshy pad under my pinky toe almost hangs over the edge of the sandal which is not a good look! First time I have ever had this problem when I hadn't accidentally tried on an A width shoe. Very cool style though if you have extra long monkey toes and banana shaped feet. (I bought the royal blue and it could have been a manufacturing hiccup but I am leery in purchasing any more) I do not wear special shoes for foot width or anything, so this was unexpected.