The look of this shoe is exactly what I need...nice color, well made, a bit of elevation in the heel for the lower back.  BUT it really does run a half size small.  I ordered 9.5 as usual, but I definitely need more length and it is a little tight in places as well.  The problem is that if I ordered the next size up my left foot, the smaller one, would walk right out of the shoe. I used a trick I was told by a shoe salesman in a very nice store to stretch them a little....wet a sock and wear it in the shoe for about 30 minutes, take off the wet sock and put on a dry sock and wear it around for 30 minutes.  I knew it wouldn't give me the extra length that I needed, but it did give me more "breathing room" . I've done this many times and it works and I've never ruined a shoe. The thing that I DON'T like about them is that they leave black streaks all over my floor.  Of course, now I cannot return them b/c of water marks inside the shoe.