text: I'm really torn about these shoes. I've been through three pairs in the past decade. I love the look and that the bottoms are slippery (good for dancing, bad for slipping if you're not careful).<br /><br />They do run big so I would get 0.5 to a full size smaller. I normally wear 7.5 to 8 and 7.5 is too big for me. (But I only go up to 8 because my feet are very wide in the front. I'm probably more of a 7 normally.)<br /><br />My real problem with these shoes is that I seem to be allergic to the material it's made with, even though I always wear socks with them. I've tried washing them but the shoes are too flimsy to withstand the washing machine so I guess I would have to wash my next pair by hand. I don't think I'll bother though, I think it's time to try other shoes.