I got these in the brown, which has an awsome distressed look to it, but not really brown. They DO run a half size small and the foot bed is not at all padded, so you might want to go up a whole size to make room for a padded insert if you plan on wearing them for an extended period of time. The material itself is a little cheapy (not leather by any stretch of imagination) As far as the style features of this boot go, I LOVE the little harness part the fits around the ankle and under the arche - just as charming in person. I did however, feel that the shaft seemed a little shorter than I was expecting. These would have been mega hot if they came up about 3 inches higher. Oh, and the zipper is on the outside of the shaft. I see no issue with this, my mother says it looks backwards. Oh well.