IT TOOK A WHILE, BUT SHOES ARE VERY NICE
I HAVE TO START BY SAYING THAT I CAREFULLY READ MANY OF THE REVIEWS FOR THESE SHOES. MY FIRST IMPRESSION WAS THAT THESE SHOES RAN LARGER THAN THE NORMAL SIZE SHOES THAT PEOPLE WEAR. SO, I TOOK THEIR ADVICE AND ORDERED THESE SHOES ONE SIZE SMALLER THAN MY NORMAL SHOE. BOY!, WAS THAT A HUGE MISTAKE!! WHEN THE SHOES ARRIVED, THEY WERE SO SMALL THAT I MIGHT AS WELL TRIED TO FIT MY FOOT IN MY WIFE'S SIZE 7 HIGH HEELS!! I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE TO RETURN THE WAY TOO SMALL SHOES! I THEN, NOT ONLY WENT UP TO MY NORMAL SIZE, BUT I WENT UP AN EXTRA HALF SIZE BEYOND THAT!! I'M GLAD I DID! IT TOOK ALL THAT SIZE TO FIT MY FOOT IN COMFORTABLY! NOTE: THESE SHOES DO RUN MORE NARROW THAN A REGULAR MENS "D" WIDTH. I DO HAVE A HIGH ARCH, SO THAT MAKES THE FRONT OF THE SHOE A LITTLE TIGHTER TOO. OVERALL, GOING UP A HALF SIZE IS ENOUGH, BUT EVEN GOING UP A WHOLE SIZE WOULD DO THE JOB FOR YOU TOO! THIS PAIR OF SHOES CAME DIRECTLY FROM " CONAL " ( WHO SUPPLIES AMAZON WITH ALL THE SHOES FROM FERRO ALDO). THE FOLKS IN CALIFORNIA TAKES THE TIME TO OPEN THE SHOE BOXES AND INSPECT THEM FOR ABSOLUTE NEW CONDITION! THEY ALSO HAVE A CARD THEY PUT IN WITH THE SHOES ADVERTISING ALL OF THE DIFFERENT STYLES OF SHOES THAT FERRO ALDO HAS ON AMAZON.I REALLY HAVE TO SAY, FOR $40.00 SHOES, THESE ARE VERY NICE LOOKING! SINCE THIS IS MY FIRST PAIR, I'LL HAVE TO SEE HOW THEY HOLD UP AS TIME GOES BY. I ACTUALLY BOUGHT THESE SHOES IN TWO DIFFERENT COLORS. SO, DEPENDING ON WHAT I'M WEARING, I CAN SPLIT TIME BETWEEN THESE BROWN SHOES AND THE BLUE PAIR I ALSO PURCHASED. COMPARING THEM TO EACH OTHER, THEY BOTH FIT THE SAME. A LITTLE TIGHT AT THE FRONT OF THE SHOE, BUT NOT SO TIGHT AS TO BE UNCOMFORTABLE! THE LENGTH IS JUST RIGHT, EVEN WHEN I SIZED UP. THE HEEL FEELS REALLY GOOD, NOT TOO LOOSE AGAIN EVEN SIZING UP.SO, IN CLOSING, IN " MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS SHOE", GOING DOWN A SIZE WAS A HUGE, HUGE MISTAKE! THAT PUT ME BACK OVER A WEEK IN REORDERING MY REGULAR SIZE + ANOTHER HALF SIZE ABOVE THAT!! BUT, I HAVE TO TELL YOU, THEY SURE LOOK GREAT ON! I EVEN PUT ON A FEW DIFFERENT COLOR JEANS JUST TO SEE HOW THE SHOES LOOKED. I'M REALLY GLAD I GOT THE TWO COLORS. I HOPE THAT THESE PUPPIES HOLD TOGETHER WELL. ONLY TIME WILL TELL. ALSO, THEY ARE VERY LIGHT WEIGHT WHICH I THINK WILL ALLOW ME TO WEAR THEM EVEN DURING SUMMER MONTHS. AFTER BEING IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE PEOPLE AT " CONAL ", I KNOW FOR SURE THAT IF I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH EITHER PAIR OF SHOES, THAT THEY WILL STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND MAKE THINGS RIGHT!! I CAN TELL YOU, THEIR AREN'T A LOT OF CUSTOMER FIRST VENDORS OUT THERE ANY MORE. ( THEY ONLY WANT THE BUCKS!) THESE GUYS ARE THE REAL DEAL! I MEAN, YOU GOTTA GIVE THESE A TRY IF YOU'RE AS TIRED OF WEARING REGULAR SNEAKERS / TENNIS SHOES AS I AM. THEY REALLY DO LOOK GOOD WITH JEANS AND KHAKI'S. HEY, EVEN MY WIFE GAVE ME A COMPLIMENT WHEN SHE SAW THESE BROWN SHOES ON ME INSTEAD OF MY OLD TENNIE RUNNERS I'VE BEEN WEARING FOR 20 YEARS!!!