These shoes are terrific.  I think they are about an 81/2, even-though they say size 9 on the bottom of the shoe. I compared them to my other sandals and these soles are shorter than my other shoes. However, they are so cute and it is my heel that is hanging over... I kept them. Primarily I wear them as house-slippers. I really can't figures out how the shoemaker is  measuring these shoes...maybe the metric system instead of inches and feet...???? They are great designers, but the shoemaking part keeps falling SHORT.