I bought these boots mainly for my coming birthday.  However, when I tried the boots, I'm disappointed to find out  many stains and marks that show wearing.  I used leather wipes to rub the stains in circled motions in order to remove or lighten the stains everywhere on the boots. After almost 20-30mins rubbing, some slight stains were removed, but two stubborn  ink stains about. 2cmx1.5cm and some spoty & linear stains don't have any reaction to my rubbing effort.  If I can remove or lighten the two big obvious and stubborn stains, I won't make this complain & take the two stars out ... eventually, I ordered two sizes (8m-my regular size) and (7.5m-reviewers' suggested half size smaller).  the size 8 one have more wearing marks that look like have been wearing for sometime.  Thanks for the previous reviewers' suggestions, the boots really run slighly bigger than usual, and the 7.5m one fits better and looks a less wearing than the 8m one, but still have wearing signs & stains.  Moreover, the stains are so obvious and make me so upset.  I think these two pairs were the last ones in Taupe, and defintely they had been returned and ended up to be sent to me ... :(

this is my first order of Franco Sarto boots; I like its fanshionable style and comfortable.  it's very hard to find small calf size boots for my 13" calves but big feet (normal size 8). I have been looking for almost a year for a good pair of knee high boots to fit my personal perference, budget, wearing size and calf size.  the fitting is great; the size 7.5m fits the best from feet to calves; on the other hand, the size 8 is too loose from heels to calves.  Taupe color is kinda in between light growish and greyish color.  It's slightly darker than the pictures here.  Overall, they look cute and classy. The leather is treated/waxed and look shiny, but it doesn't look like plastic.  I like these boots a lot, I'm so happy to find these boots, but the stains make me so upset ...