I bought these size 7 sneakers in tan for a fifth grader. He wears the children's brand Target Cat & Jack in size 6 and the men's brand Champion in size 7-7.5, sold in Payless and Nike basketball shoes in size 7. Three different sizes, but what can you do, each brand is different. I ordered size 7 and they fit him perfectly with socks and maybe without socks but I haven't worn them yet. We only tried on socks. He liked blue better than brown, so I kept the blue ones. I can't say how long theyโฆ