I ordered them thinking they were Sketchers but when I received them they weren't. The height is difficult for me, I'm between 9 and 9.5. They didn't have a 9 so I ordered a 9.5 which is a bit big for me. These are very good shoes, very high quality, no worse or better than the Sketchers, which I like a lot. Let's wait and see if the 9s fit better.