I had been looking forever for a pair of boots that would actually come all the way up to my knees, and these are the ones!  Thanks to all the great reviews (thank you to all the ladies that provided their height) I was able to discern that these would be tall enough.  I'm 5'8" and these come to just below my knee cap.  My only complaint is that these boots are a little baggy around the ankle.  I felt as though they could have made them a little more streamlined to follow the contour of the ankle and then widen as they went up the calf.  Oh well!  You can't have everything, I guess.  Every pair of boots on the market are going to fit people differently no matter what and it's possible that these don't look baggy on everyone. I was reading that some people were disappointed in the color; saying that they felt the brown was too light.  I agreed with them and I decided to try rubbing some Dr. Marten's Wonder Balsam on them and it deepened the color all over and turned them into the rich chocolate brown I was hoping for.  After an hour the balsam will be absorbed by the leather and the oily feeling will be gone.  Try it out!  Big thanks to Amazon for having the best price on the internet - at 50% off these were a no brainer.  I can't believe I almost spent three times as much on Fryes.