I bought these shoes to help address a bad back, and after hearing many folks rave about these, thought I would give them a shot. I went to a shoe store locally that sells dansko's and had my foot scanned and was told that I was a 42. Knowing that I had an amazon gift card at home, I came home and ordered these in Wide ( I have bunions, and sometimes prefer a wider shoe to be more comfortable.) When they arrived, I could BARELY squeeze my feet into these and when I did, my toes were flush with the front of the shoe. Also, the left shoe was visibly more narrow than the right. I know every pair is handmade and can run differently, but shouldn't a pair of shoes at least be the same width?? I returned these and went back to the store to be rescanned and came up again with a 42. I tried on about 15 different pairs of shoes, and ended up with a pair of 44 bullhides instead, which fit my feet as dansko's are supposed to, according to the sales rep. I ordered those from amazon, and am happy that they fit, but am surprised that I need to go up 2 whole sizes in a shoe to make it work. They are great quality shoes, but were not at all true to size for me.