I need to start out by saying I love amazon prime (more to come). I fell in love with the looks of this shoe and ordered my standard Cole Haan size of 12 in saddle tan. I was so excited to get these shoes I upgraded to next day shipping. When they arrived the next day I tore into the box like a kid at Christmas.

The shoe is beautiful great leather, great color, sturdier than I expected from a driver, but I thought they looked a bit long. I put them on an they looked like skies on my feet. I'm used to a moccasins/loafers fitting fairly close, but these went a good inch and a half past the end of my toe. The length also made the shoe gape a bit more than normal around my insole but I was not discouraged. Since they were so big I exchanged them for an 11 (free 2nd day shipping). Same beautiful shoe... very tight the length was just about right maybe a touch short, but my toes weren't touching. So now I'm goldilocks saying to myself that the third bed will be just right (11.5). Alas no. I put them on and needed to wedge them on with my shoe horn only to stand up and feel like my feet were going to pop. I tried thins socks... no socks... no show socks, but they were just too tight. I have never experienced this with a Cole Haan shoe. I own at least 4 pair of Cole Haan loafers as well as dress boots and oxfords... every pair fit very well in a 12D. I can't tell you how bad I wanted to own this shoe (I even kept them a few days and tried them on in the morning before me feet swelled), but it just wasn't meant to be. But thank you amazon for the seamless first experience with buying shoes from your site. The returns/exchanges were processed promptly and I actually feel bad that they had to pay all that shipping cost. Well I'm still on the hunt for my summer driver.&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Cole-Haan-Men-s-Howland-Penny-Loafer/dp/B0052EVKTE/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Cole Haan Men's Howland Penny Loafer</a>

One year later. Ok I know I went on about returning these shoes, but I just couldn't do it. I kept them, and they killed my feet most of the summer (once a week). Then finally they stretch out enough to actually be comfortable. Now when I slip them on they are snug (not uncomfortable), but they loosen up throughout the day.