The design of these is brilliant - a beautiful casual shoe. They do run a bit large though and are wide. I have wide feet, but these are even wide for me and strangely in the ankle (as someone else has mentioned). I wear either 8/8.5. I got the 8.5. I'll put inserts in and they'll fit just fine, but if you are in between sizes, I'd suggest going smaller.<br /><br />Also, I wonder, why didn't they make the dark shoe in a high quality leather as well? They certainly look great, but you're getting more for your money by buying the leather instead of the canvas version.