I bought these for only $11.43 which I figured was a good price because they're a name brand for less than I could pay at Walmart or Target for similar shoes. I bought something similar a few years ago on WetSeal.com and they are very poorly made and ran very small. I read all the reviews for these and a lot of people said they run big, but I did not find that to be true. I typically wear a 9, and that's the size I purchased. I have not tried them on with socks, because when they arrived it was 90 degrees here, but I think with socks they will be a perfect fit. They are real suede and smell nice. I can see why others stated that the bottoms are slippery when you first wear them. They are a cheaper foam type material on the bottom. They say the lining is real wool. I have no idea how these will hold up, but for the price I paid, I think it was a GREAT deal!