So, last year I dressed up as 'Dorothy' and wore the high heeled "ruby slippers" and I found they were a bit too high and uncomfortable for me, so this year I ordered the flats. The look was fine for the costume of course, but I should have ordered a size 8. They only come in whole sizes and I'm an 8 1/2, so I ordered the size 9. I knew I was rolling the dice, but if I was gonna get a "wrong" size, I'd rather it be bigger than smaller, so I played it safe.I regretted that decision. I should have ordered an 8 because these shoes were freakin' huge! Very long. I looked a little like Ronald McDonald. So, my advice is this: If you are a 1/2 sizer like me, order the whole size. For example, if you are 8 1/2, order the 8. You should be fine.Also, be careful walking on smooth surfaces, because these shoes don't have much for traction, but they do look fine with the costume. Oh, and another thing to know is that these shoes have a slick patent leather / shiny strip on the back of the heel on the outside of the shoe that is about 3/4 of an inch wide. . .Not sure if that sways your decision to purchase these, but I didn't see it on the pictures on line, as it is on the back of the shoe. My first impression is that is made the shoes look a little cheezy, but whatever, nothing anyone is going to notice probably.I personally think that these shoes should be priced a lot lower, like 10 or 15 dollars, tops.

These shoes are darling and sparkley but unfortunitely they run really small! I am a size 10 across the board and I ordered these in a 10 but they felt like a 9! I could never have worn them with my frilly Dorothy socks. So I had to return them and look elsewhere!