I'm normally a size 8, I bought these in an 8.5 just to be sure they fit and they were so tight my toes couldn't breathe. I returned them. I like the style of them I guess, the sparkly material kind of flaked though but I can't say for sure how they would hold up in the long run since I only had them long enough to try them on and walk through the house hobbling seeing if they would loosen up a bit. They didn't.