I love Sanuk shoes, but these were stiff, uncomfortable, and felt like cardboard. I couldn't imagine these ever breaking in to where they were comfortable, and wearing socks with them would look strange. It's too bad, because they have the potential to be really cute. Either the quality went way down on the Sanuk brand (my last pair are over 3 years old) or this particular style is a dud.  My other Sanuks are a size 6 and fit perfectly (I'm a 6.5 normally), but here I went the size up to a 7 based on reviews and they fit well, except that the front part doesn't cover all of your toes, so you get some toe cleavage around the last 3 toes.