I tend to only wear dressy boots but if I'm outside for awhile my feet start to freeze. I figured I needed something to wear when I shovel snow but have actually started wearing these almost everyday. I am pregnant and have to carry my 2 year up some steps that often freeze and I feel very safe knowing they are Omnigrip and I haven't slipped yet. My sister was walking up the same steps as me in her "boots" that have the more flattened bottom and she was sliding all over (luckily she wasn't carrying a child). The sizing ran right on for me, but I don't have wide feet. Sometimes I have to go up to an 8 in a flat or sneaker but the 7.5 fit me right on in these boots just like my dressier boots. I got the grey because I love grey, the only downfall is that the fur is very light colored. It looks pretty and dressy but a few times I have leaned up against something without knowing and it gets dirty. Also, the "bright rose" color in the grey is pretty much just grey which may be good or bad depending on what you want.