I love these shoes and hope to buy in other colors. I am very skeptical when it comes to fabric shoes because in my experience they are stiff or not true to size (smaller), and I am a size 11 US. But these are true to size. Maybe in my particular case my left foot is slightly bigger than my right foot and the elastic part may bother you a little bit. But than can be solved if you carefully "loose" a few elastic strands with the help of sharp scissors. Apart from that, these are great for walking, and the fact that the bottom is made of leather makes them even more comfortable.