I have several pairs of Laredo boots and am happy with them for the most part, but these are a disappointment. They look nice and polish/shine up nicely, but they're just not very comfortable. The footbed is very hard, the toe box is also rather hard and not very high so until they were broken in I had sore spots on the tops of my toes from rubbing. Never got any blisters, but my feet are generally sore and fatigued after wearing and walking in these for a full day. I did put some Dr Scholls air pillow insoles in them and that has helped, but not very much. Anything offering more cushion simply will not allow your foot in with the insole, but the Air Pillows don't seem to make the boots any tighter. These are just not one of Laredo's best efforts, I'm sorry to say. I really wanted to like them. Unfortunately I got them in black too and the experience with that pair is the same as this pair.