I absolutely love these boots. I had purchased the "bone" color at a department store (for more $) and loved them so much that I knew I had to find the black pair! Unfortunately, the department store didn't carry my size, so I checked amazon, and they had them for cheaper with really fast shipping! In my opinion, these run a little small (I usually wear a 9.5M but ordered the 10M).  The black color is not a true black, it looks more like a combonation of black and grey.