I actually bought these from another website associated with amazon.  These boots are suede without any other kind of inside lining so of course it doesn't stand straight up when not wearing.  However when you put them on I did not find that they slouched down when I walked as another reviewer stated.  Also I did not find that they looked cheap at all as someone else hinted to.  I am a solid 7 sometimes 7 1/2 I ordered a 7 wish I had got the 7 1/2 so they don't run large at all if anything you might want to go up a 1/2 size.  Overall for the price it's a great boot.  Please judge for yourself cause after ordering and reading the first review I almost wished I had not ordered but once I recieved them I realized the only thing i regreted was not going slightly bigger.  I hope this helps others.