I bought these shoes because vans is the only shoe brand that I wear. I was really excited and gave them a try, I own different styles and I am the same size in all of them so when I ordered these I thought they would be a perfect fit.When they arived they were a little tight and I thought it was because I had not broke them in. So I started wearing them and even used the shoe streching mechanism and nope they were still tight from the sides.Consider getting a half size bigger when purchasing.