These booties are hot! Hot, hot hot.

It's not quite cold enough to wear them, but I look so forward to putting on a cute chunky sweater, a pretty scarf, tight skinny jeans and these Frye booties and wearing them all fall. The outfit I just pictured with these is a pair of nubby olive green tights, a rust boucle pencil skirt, a pretty cropped neutral sweater, neck scarf tied to the side and hair upswept. Ok, come on now, get colder already!

I wear and ordered a size 9.5 and they fit great. True to size, as my other Frye boots are too. I recommend not sizing up at all, because I think if you do you'll end up with heel slippage. Given that you'll most likely be wearing tights or nylons with these, it would make it easier for your heel to slip out with even just a little bit of extra space. If the toe-box is too tight, just spray a mix of 50/50 water/rubbing alcohol in there and wear them with socks for an afternoon. Better to mold the front of the shoe to your foot than have slippage in the back.

I looked all over for booties like these, hoping to save a little money, and could not find anything remotely comparable, and am so glad I ended up buying these.

Also, because the heel is chunky it creates a solid platform (along with the platform on the front of the shoe), which makes walking easier. But like all platforms, these booties make you much taller than flats! Note that the heel on these is 4", which is pretty standard for high heels, stilettos and platform heels, but you might not expect that of an oxford shoe, so you'll want to add that onto your height if you plan on using these for normal daily wear.