I bought these shoes to wear as Patty Simcox the cheerleader in a production of Grease. They are very comfortable but I bought a 9 and they're a little bit big... nothing terrible and I don't have to wear additional socks but I would suggest ordering a half size smaller than what you normally wear. Now I need to come up with a saddle-shoe-inspired Halloween costume so I can wear them again when the show finally closes!