Love, love, love these boots!!! So excited I bought them, they are so cute!!!  So warm. Comfortable. Lite !!!  I did buy a memory foam liner because I always need extra arch support in shoes, so no big deal, it fit in well under the Sorel liners. I was apprehensive to buy and really struggled with the decision online because I had MAJOR issues with the Joan of Artic style I bought 4 years ago, they killed my feet, the width between the sole and upper shaft was so thin, no depth, especially with those liners, and the band that connects the rubber to the upper shaft just cut off circulation to my feet, cut into my arch, my toes would literally freeze. Who sizes these boots for women, I have no clue because men's surely are not like that. And you can't stretch them, buyer beware.
BUT...
 It seems in these they gave ample room for high arches and wide feet and arch support liners in these boots though. Yay Sorel !!!

I have really put them through the paces, wearing them out most everyday, yucky weather, -7, off in the woods, snow, bushwacking, to take pics, lol, out on rocks on the ocean, etc...still look brand new. They feel like hiking boots really. Nice and lite, no boot fatigue. The ankles are not stiff, and do not cut in. My feet can move naturally.
Nice and grippy on slippery surfaces, they have little spikes on the bottom (see pics).

True to size, I have small, wide feet, and they fit like a glove. Love the fur. They look so nice, beautiful color, not a spot stayed on them, (see pics) feet did not get wet at all because they have such a high rubber bottom and ample heal... Suade does seem pretty water resistant, and dirt resistant. Just top quality like the old days.