text: I usually wear size 8 and decided to get 8.5 in these shoes because of reviews telling me to go a half size up. The shoe fits but it's still a little small and definitely not enough room for socks so I suggest that you go up a full size instead of half a size when buying these. Other than that though, they are really awesome. They look exactly like the picture on the detail page and I'm glad I bought them definitely buying another color in one full size up.