These are really nice looking shoes and the sound is incredible. I did order 1 size larger(9 1/2) and it worked out fine. When I held the shoe up to my other tap shoes they were exactly the same and they were 8 1/2. There is a review on here where the lady tells you how long her feet are and what size shoe fit her and that helped me a lot. My feet are approx 25 cm and the 9 1/2 is fine. They shipped quickly

With this type of tap, be mindful of the sizing as they do run small. Always go for a size larger. I have 24cm long feet predominantly wide which fitted great in the size 8.5m females. Hope this helps others with sizing. Great quality and surprisingly good sound.