text: These shoes in person are just like all the other blacked out canvas shoes, nothing special but as expected which is perfect. This is my third pair of Deklines and I keep coming back to this brand due to the overall heft of the shoes. They actually feel like they'll protect your feet and they last for years. They are not heavy though.  They always run small. I'm in between sizes and a smaller 8.5. These are the smallest 8.5's I've ever worn. If you always change your insoles like me size up, even my thinnest insole which is thinner than stock has my toes bunching in the front. I should've sent 'em back but I wore 'em to see if they'd stretch and they didn't. I'm not returning funky ass shoes for some other poor sole (puns haha) to skate in.  UPDATE:  I got turf toe walking around the house in them. They weren't that small., I figured I could keep them for walking around but even that is nil for me. Honestly they feel exactly like Airspeeds I chucked for the same reason. All the other shoes work for me. My favs are PF Flyers Centers and Airwalk slip ons.  UPDATE 2:  The insoles are too thick. I took them out completely and they fit like normal shoes now. If you have normal toes size up. Even on a woman's foot these are too narrow and tight in the toebox. Yeah, now I'm walking on cardboard lol. I'll try some thin aftermarket soles.