text: The fit is awkward, but they work. I followed the recommendation of others and went a half size down, but I wish I wouldn't have. I am usually an 8 through and through. These fit in a 7.5, but they just feel weird. I don't know if a larger size would have fixed that or not. I may exchange them, I'm unsure. They are very nice, classic looking shoes though and I do generally like them.