very nice boot and quite comfortable. one big problem though...they are definitely made for ladies with seriously big calves and not for the chicken-legged like myself. I bought them anyway as I'm used to this problem and pay to have my boots altered. However I just learned that these boots are very difficult to alter b/c the elastic strecth panel on the inside is fairly wide and quite close to the zipper. Now instead of having the standard alteration around the zipper I'll have to have them taken in at the back (much more costly - $100 alteration).