I recently purchased these slippers as a Christmas gift for my spouse, and he loves them. They do run small as I had to return one size for another, and at first he didn't like the fit across the front as it felt like a band across his toes, but now he loves that aspect about the slipper because the slipper stays on! He previously owned an LLbean slipper, which he had for a number of years. This slipper is essentially the same, but has more padding and the mechanism to keep the slipper in place.