Love the look of these and overall are fairly comfy for a cheap boot. Height wise they land right under the bump of my calve. Im a girl with big calves and these fit which is a miracle! They have laces but you zip up the inner side. I loosened the laces a little to give me some extra room for my leg, worked wonderfully. The reason I don't give these 5 stars is because up close you can see the glue used along the seam to the sole, the cuts for the buckle straps are level but not clean; as in not tapered off and these are water resistant not water proof. Meaning don't jump in puddles or walk through mushy grass because water will seep in around the arch of your foot. As fashion boots from a little distance, these are great.