I ordered these beautiful babies, and what can I say, I was so excited to get them.

Imagine my surprise when they were TOO BIG! Whaaaa? I am never off when it comes to my size, so I was really surprised. Furthermore, when I went back to reluctantly order the next half size down in the original color I wanted, black patent, and they were already sold out. (Bummer- they were clearly comfortable and well made, it was a heartbreak to return.)

So I opted for the red patent instead, in the next half size down.
MUCH better! I think they will work this time...
But I am wearing them around the house for the next few days before I wear them outside, just in case.

I will say that this heel seems to be roomier than some. My heels (and feet in general) tend to be maybe, MAYBE a little on the narrower side... but not so much so that I need to order shoes in narrow width. In fact, I never even think about width at all, and rarely have a problem with heal slippage.  (The first pair I ordered was so big that I could stick almost two finger widths between my heel and the back of the shoe! Whaaa? That has never happened before! And yes, I did double check the size of the both shoes, and they matched the size listed on the box. One of my first jobs in college was at a shoe store, so I do know how shoes are supposed to fit.)

I should also mention that I have not worn Nine West shoes much, so this could merely be a sizing difference that I was unaware of. Or perhaps it was just a fluke. These things happen.

Moral is that these shoes are lovely, decently comfortable, and fun- just be aware that if you are like me and you are opting between two sizes, perhaps, based on my experience, go with the smaller. Again, this may not be everyone's experience, but I found even with the half size down there was still some heel slippage that had to be adjusted with those pads that go in the heel.

The color of these red patents is absolutely fabulous, by the way. I have been leaving them out when I am not wearing them, just so that I can look at them.
If I had to go through the minor hastle (and I do mean minor, by the way... Amazon is great with this stuff) of returning the black patents, only to end up with the red patents, which is what I REALLY wanted anyway (Darn you, Practical Side!!! {{Fist Wag}})... well, then it was worth it. The color is YUMMY!!!

Hope this helps.

Good luck with yours, and happy feet!