I purchased these boots after my dog chewed on a pair of Ugg Kensingtons, I wanted something that was a better value and would last in the midwest winters for several years.  I am in my late forties, work in a major city and do lots of walking.  My work has a casual dress code and I love them with jeans, stockings and sweater dresses, gosh, just about anything.  They make me feel pretty hip!  As mentioned, these boots need to be broken in.  I grew up showing horses, and when I first tried them on I knew they had to be soaked, like a good pair of riding boots. I tossed them in a half full bath tub with a big soup can in each of them to stretch them out.  I put them on the next day and they felt like they had been custom made. Very happy with them.