The boots are fine and I would be happy with them except that the little pull tab on the back of the boots have pulled off - because of the style and fit of the boot this little accessory was more necessary than any other boot or shoe I have ever owned and it failed almost immediately. I noticed that I stopped wearing them for the "I now need to use a shoe horn?" factor. The boots are nice but if you don't want to wear them or become irritated in putting them on they are not as good as they could have been for me.