this are a great pair of boots, my husband works 16 hours walking on concert and wore out his other Rockie boots, so he wanted this pair, as soon as he slipped them on he said they feel comfortable without needing a shoe insole, his toes were not scrunched up he wears a 10.5 w and they were just right, the boot has a medium thick sole, the picture is right what they look like and the boot will hit at mid calf, the shinny tips of the top of the boot are a dull shine if that makes sense its shinny but not a blind you shinny,  these boots are slip on and wear right out of the box.