I recently got these in a size 9, half a size up from my normal 8.5. They fit much better than the 8.5 would have. I have recently found that I can't wear a 8.5 in Clarks shoes for some reason. The boots are fairly nice. They are a very shiny leather...kind of remind me of patent leather....which I'm not crazy about. There is decent arc support but almost no padding. I don't think I'll be buying anymore Clarks until they start putting padding back in their shoes. These are ok. I also got a pair of Matisse suede boots recently and MUCH prefer them to these Clarks since they have more padding and are much softer (they are suede though, so not for bad weather wear!).