I really love the look of the shoes and the length size to my foot is fine, even a half size larger would cause my foot to slip out, but it's really narrow where the buckle is and digs into where you would get a bunion.  I don't have one but that bone right there is where it digs into.  Because the overall size was perfect, I had to wear them about 5 times to stretch that buckle area out a bit.  It still hurts but I can wear to work and just take off, relieve the pain when at my desk.  Couldn't wear if I were walking a lot.  Beautiful quality, though.