I love these boots! I bought them because I wanted sturdy leather boots that covered my ankles for when I ride my scooter. They are well made and the soles have great traction. The reddish color goes with just about everything, and I get compliments on these all the time. I wear them with skinny jeans most of the time, so the jeans kind of scrunch up at the top of the boots and show off all the buckles. I'd say try a half size smaller than normal, though. I ended up putting other insoles in mine to kind of take up room, but I regret it. I wish I would have just exchanged them for a half size smaller - I just loved them so much, I was too excited to wait to wear them! They also run a little wide, for what it's worth.