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Yup, you'll only have issues with a size up. I can't get on with loafers for the same reason. You're better stretching them to fit your toes and stay snug on the heel, or admit defeat with a half size up and extra insole(s).
A few pages back I posted images of the hefty metal shoe stretcher machine, that's the best to use if done properly, but you can buy for yourself a wooden equivalent. Or buy some stretcher spray (basically aerosol full of alcohol) to spray into the shoe followed by either stretching or wearing when your feet are at their largest. Feet swell by the afternoon, and more in the summer.
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@Dammit
Not sure of the nomenclature here - I'd call it width, but that seems to mean depth in shoe-speak.
Basically, I need a little more room for my toes laterally, the three outside toes, after wearing the shoes for a while, press against the inner face of the shoe.
I did try the half size up originally but when taking a step forward my heal came up and almost out of the shoe, so these are a better fit from that perspective, but the toe issue needs to be resolved.