I wear a size 8 but ordered and received size 8.5 yet the length just barely fits; width is excellent. It's a comfortable shoe, my second pair of this size, but the pair just received seems smaller than my first shoes. Perhaps there is a bit of stretch over time but I can't recall if that was the case when the first pair were new. I've cut my big toe(s) nails very short and with thin socks this pair is comfortable. I wouldn't be able to wear medium or thick socks with this length. In the end I hesitated to keep these shoes due to the snug length but I've kept them hoping they'll stretch a bit.