Wow, I finally found an ankle boot that works for me!  I normally wear 8.5 M and I usually order 9 in boots, as I did with these. These boots manage to look narrow and cute while still having plenty of room in the toes (my little toe is always getting squished and my big toe usually hits the end of shoes). They fit my narrow heel perfectly. The front of the boot does push in to my leg a little but I think it will be ok. The heel height is just the right height for my bad knees - I need a little heel to be comfortable in any shoe but too much heel hurts. I didn't realize that there was a sueded and non sueded part of the boot but they look really nice. They looked a bit too western with my boot cut jeans but they look amazing with skinny jeans.