The jury's still out on these boots. First the upside, the leather is very nice both inside and out. The outside of the boot is soft allowing enough "give" at the ankle where it's needed for an ankle boot, while still holding its shape. The inside is luxurious glove leather, really nice detail. The sole is well constructed and seems to be able to last a long time. All in all, a very well made shoe. Now the downside, sizing. So many other reviews suggested ordering a full size down, I do not. I purchased 7.5 and the length was perfect. For me the sizing problem is all about the width. I have wide feet and normally wear a size 8. With some makes I can get by with a 8M, other makes I need 8W. These boots are very narrow and the toe-box is somewhat long. Even using a boot stretcher, I have been unable to widen the toe-box so far. I've had the boots for 3 weeks now and have tried stretching them 4 times at 8 hour intervals. The boots are still too narrow. Going up a half size or more would make for a much longer shoe and not a better fitting one. I am going to continue to try and stretch them and wear them to break them in because they are really nice boots and I really want them to work out. We'll see. My suggestions to The Thursday Boot Company, get your sizing issues together, offer wide sizes and continue to use the same quality materials used currently. There is potential for a top-notch shoe here, a shoe that will last decades... if only they fit.