text: My son wears a size 11 in Converse brand shoes, bit this was too small.  My kids never have had Etnies before, so I figured  I should order the same size based on that.  Apparently that was not a good idea because he could hardly get his feet in the shoes.  So I'm in the process of returning these and have already ordered the next size up.  Hopefully we can get the sizing right before school starts.<br /><br />I will be posting an update once the bigger pair arrives.