I really liked the way these shoes looked - great style, and seemed to be well-made. I ordered them in Taupe because I needed appropriate footwear for a 20s/Great Gatsby-esque event. I normally wear an 8 but sometimes order an 8.5 in dress shoes -- since these were billed as running half a size small anyway, I ordered a 9. Alas, it didn't matter, because my feet have unusually high arches and the shoe straps have very little stretch to them. I think otherwise they would have fit well and been pretty comfortable. I reluctantly ended up returning them. But I still think they'd be good for "normal" feet without stupidly high arches!