text: I really wanted to give these beautiful shoes 5 stars! They are exactly as lovely as the pictures show. However, I bought a size bigger than my normal size (I'm a UK 7) and they are extremely tight. With heels this high and no internal bridge support, tight shoes basically make you walk on the ball of your foot. Painful and unhealthy, and so unnecessary, if shoemakers make shoes according to shoe sizes. I am curious to know who the manufacturers are who are rewriting shoe sizes like this? I am not returning (shipping will just make me lose more than I paid) but will regift. By all means buy them, but go more than a size up!