text: That shoe appears to be well made. Based on others reviews, I ordered a size 9, although I am usually a 9.5, as people indicated these shoes ran large.  I did not find this to be the case. After a week of wear, I truly wish I had ordered a size up, not down, as these do not come in Half sizes.<br />My feet hurt constantly from trying to break these in, hoping the natural leather will stretch a bit- however, due to the quality and durability-- the shoes haven't stretched despite walking at work 8 hours a day for 5 days. They just flat out hurt and refuse to stretch and break in as most leather shoes do in about a week.