I see a lot of reviews here and other sites talking about sizing down. I wear a 10.5 but I have a wide foot and like using insoles so I usually buy 11s. The 11 in this boot fits like a vise. I'm sure it will stretch out a little but man, if I would have sized down my foot would have gotten hung up at the arch. Other than that though, great boots! Soft without feeling flimsy, strong leather smell, and nice padding.

Update: A little over a month in and they have stretched. I still have to undo the laces to get my feet in but I don't have to loosen the strings all the way down anymore.

Update 2: So a little after a year since I bought these and they are still great. For the first year I wore them pretty rarely since the pair they were bought to replace kept refusing to completely fail. About a month ago my old pair (a different brand) had a blow out in the zipper and I switched to wearing these 4-6 days a week (yes, I know you should never wear the same shoes 2 days in a row if you want them to last). I'm kind of rough on boots but these are easy to keep looking great. A coat of Renapur leather balsam and any scuff or water marks vanish. Actually, going to do that now. Buy these, you won't regret it.

PS: The zipper on these feel like they could hold tank treads together.