text: These shoes are so cute! They are higher than they look in the pictures, though, but not too high that I feel like I'm standing on my tippy toes. Walking in them is easy.<br /><br />Unfortunately, they run small. I wear a size 8 but ordered an 8 1/2 because I figured they'd be a little tight in the arch area (like most shoes like this are for me). However, even the 8 1/2 are too tight and uncomfortable for me! :( The toe and ankle areas are fine, but that part that goes across your arch is so tight and narrow.<br /><br />As long as I'm sitting, the shoes are bearable, but walking is another story. They're truly uncomfortable and I can only wear them an hour or two before I just can't take it anymore and need to change into some flats. I really don't want to get a size 9 because that's going to be huge in all other areas. So, I'm just going to see if I can stretch them out or even make a few small cuts in some areas to loosen the tension.