these boots are gorgeous... but, they run extremely small.  my daughter wears an 8. i heard these run small so i ordered 8.5.  they are still way too small. i'm ordering a 9.5 hoping that works. why can't boot retailers have standard sizing methods the same as shoes?  now i have to go thru the hassle of exchanging and paying to send them back. they are beautiful though, so i am going to reorder.