Great review, Sharan!

The burgundy Halogen seems to me to be cut way bigger than any Plione ever (oops. Did I spell that wrong?). It's nice fabric, drapes well, and is washable. It fit me comfortably sized down, but the sleeves were more "statementy" and the whole thing more dramatic in my regular size. If I were wearing it in a conservative environment, I WOULD size down.

MsK, I wear a 7 or 7.5, and I took the 7.5 in the Steve Madden booties. The toe seems to taper fairly quickly, so maybe that's what people are responding to with the "size up" recommendation.