I had bought a pair similar to this (exact same slipper, different pattern) last year. The selling point
was how they go up the ankle, keeping drafts completely away from your feet.
Since our upstairs tends to be very cold all winter no matter what, it was a perfect item to keep
my daughter's feet and ankles warm. She really loved them and they worked well for draft stopping.
When I saw they were back in stock this year, I wanted a pair. She warned me not to try to go up and
down the stairs in them. I thought that was a little odd, until I got them. She's very right.

My slippers arrived quickly and in good condition. While it is hard to "break" a slipper, things
can still happen, and these were fine. The pattern is adorable. I normally wear a size 8.5 shoe
so I ordered the large, which is a size 9-10.

First off, I thought these would be a little big, which is actually what I wanted. My feet swell often,
and I wanted extra room in the slippers. Well, they are a little strange once you put them on your feet.
They have a nubby rubber-like bottom, which makes them (in theory) okay to be worn inside or out of your house.
(Like feeding the birds, not like to the store! Ha!) The bottoms are very soft as well, and the entire slipper
is lined in the faux sherpa fabric. The outside fabric is buttery soft, and feels great. That's the good part.

There are two things I did NOT like about them - first, once you start walking around in them, the
fabric slips a lot. A LOT. Like, hope-I-don't-fall-off-of-my-own-slippers type of slipping. The base is
sewn to the inside lining of course, but it makes a very thick base. Not a problem, except that the side
material has no structure at all. That means as you walk, you'll slide off the base and probably walk on the
side of the slipper some. Not exactly comfortable, and it feels strange. This might not be quite as bad if they were smaller (if I had bought the medium size, for instance),but I think that would be a problem across the board. The stretchy give of the fleece fabric is one of the things that allows the "foot float" when you walk.

The second thing that I didn't care for, but probably won't affect a lot of others, is that sewn strip
across the arch of the slipper. Many slipper and boot styles have that now, so I guess it works for a lot of people.
However, if you have a very high arch, or your feet swell easily, this is where this style fails you.
While the slipper is very comfortable as far as softness goes, the arch seam is sewn with the faux sherpa lining,
which does NOT stretch like the fleece does. This means it hits where it hits, and you hope your foot fits.
If my feet are not swollen, they fit fine. If they are, it is a very tight fit at best. I wondered if they'd fit
at all when I slid my feet in, because that strip was like a roadblock when I put my foot in.

So, tallies in both the good and bad columns for these slippers. A little tweaking in the sewing design
could make them fabulous. As they are, they are a cute novelty that will keep your feet and ankles nice and warm,
but you need to be careful when you walk on them - not because the bottom is slippery, but because you'll slide
around on the INSIDE, often sliding completely off the bottom base.