"These shoes are so incredibly nice looking and could be comfortable, but I am in between a 91/2 and a 10 which is 39.5 and 40 in European sizes. DSW was out of the 40, so I took a chance on the size and got a 39 1/2. I really wish they had a 40 because these run small. Strangely, I don't feel like the toe box is too small itself, but rather, it feels like the toe box could be taller. In other words, the tightness feels like somebody is stepping on top of my big toes, not pushing the toes back. I am hoping I can get these either professionally stretched or they will stretch out on their own with wear. Maybe by then, I won't have the feeling in my toes anymore! I looked on other sites to see what reviews there were and some said there was major "toe cleavage" in that you could see the cracks of the toes. I think that looks really tacky in ballet flats, but I didn't have that problem with these and I have really long toes. I would say that if you order a size up, you're golden. I love these too much to send back, so I might just have to suffer, sadly."