I am a long time buyer of Nine West booties.  Truly disappointed in the sizing.  This is the third pair of Nine West boots (different styles, of course) that I have had to return.  I have a pair that I bought in 1998 and the leather is so soft and pliable and the width is extremely comfortable.  The leather on these boots (and others I recently bought/returned) is hard and stiff.  It seems like these are overruns on defective shoes.  I am not alone in this experience.