text: Very nice looking shoe! I bought this shoe for an upcoming trip to Europe - I always buy Clarks for any trips where I will be doing a lot of walking, and they've rarely disappointed.  I was excited when I took these out of the box and when I put them on. However, I ordered my normal size due to all of the reviews, and I really should have ordered a half size bigger (my big toe was ever so slightly touching the front of the shoe when I walked). I wore them around inside for about an hour, to decide if I wanted to reorder in a larger size. Alas, I began to get some irritation on my heel at the top of the shoe (the Achilles area). When I took them off to see what was rubbing, I saw the problem immediately - there is a beautiful stitching detail that runs up the center of the heel of the shoe, but it comes up over the edge of the shoe just slightly, and that is what was irritating me. I know if I tried to wear these for a long period while walking, there would be problems. So these are going back, not to be reordered. I'm still in love with the Clarks brand though, and I will try another Clarks shoe instead!