Customer Reviews Reebok Lifestyle Freestyle Hi High Top

Awesome sneakers! Just what I needed for Zumba! Now let me try to straighten out the size and material (leather) thing for people. Those of you who remember this style from the 80's, will recall that these were called "Princess Hi Tops". I had a pair, size 9.5. You may also recall that they were made in England (hence the British flag on the shoe), and they were made of GLOVE leather. Around the 90s, if you tried to find these shoes, you could not. In fact, you almost could not find anything Reebok unless it was in Europe or on eBay. Then the British company sold to Authentic Brands in the US. In the late 90s/early 2000's, I saw the shoe (which I loved) ordered it in a 9.5...and it was too small. I also noticed that the company had gone to CARDED LEATHER from the soft glove leather the British company had. I ordered a size 10. The leather loosened up, but not the way the glove leather from the 80's had, so they felt "different". Fast forward to 2022. I remembered that I had last had a size 10 in these sneakers, now called "Reebok Lifestyle Hi High Top", but all of the reviews kept saying to order a half-size up. Even the company website said to do this! I ordered a 10.5. It was TOO BIG...as in too wide and too long! Thankfully, I chose to order it from Zappos just because I doubted the reviews and I knew the return would be easy...and it was. Very easy, very painless! Ok, my normal shoe size is 10 AA, so yes, they do run narrow...but they always did and that's what I liked about them. So the moral of the story is, if you are "remembering" the Princess Hi Tops from the 80's, this is now American sizing and you will probably need 1/2 size larger than you had then. If you are ordering these for the first time, you may want to order the size you wear. However, THEY ARE NARROW and you may need to order a 1/2 size or so larger because of that. Now however, I see that Adidas bought Reebok (March 2022), so I'd say buy from Zappos so you can return them easily if you need to! ?