These were purchased for me from my wish list. These ballet shoes are the epitome of lovely. Be forewarned unless you are a ballerina do not expect to be able to stand or walk in them right away. I use them for sitting and lying down fetish photography poses and they work fabulous. I'm slowly learning to walk in them as it requires lots of toe and ankle strength. I was given the advice of padding up the inside of the toes with cotton balls at first to help ease the discomfort... They are REAL toe shoes. The sizing was accurate and they come packaged in a nice box with individual shoe covers of which I would keep so that the leather doesn't get scratched up.