I got these for my Mom who wanted warm, comfortable, waterproof no fancy boots to wear in snow, slush, and rain. After looking at baffins, sorels, columbias and such, I came across these. They seem more city appropriate than some other winter snow boots. Still, I was expecting to get something if not as bulky and heavy as columbia-baffins but similar, I mean there is nothing super dressy or stylish on the picture, they look casual.  Oh well, when I opened the box I was shocked. I though I got the wrong size. They looked so tiny, almost miniature, and dressier than they appear on the picture. I put them on (expecting the worst), and I was shocked again, they fit! I got size 8.5/39 and I wear 8.5/39 Medium, and they fit perfect, like custom made. There is no room for heavy socks but they are fur lined and warm. They won't fit if you have wide width, or you like to be able to wiggle your toes, and if you want to wear extra socks. You should order a size larger then. My Mom wears 8 and I am glad I got 8.5 for her, her foot is shorter but wider than mine. I should have ordered 9. But if you have problems finding boots that don't make your feet appear 5 sizes larger, get these. They are very neatly made, size 8.5 visually looks like 6-7, though they do run true to size. They are very well made and extremely comfortable too. And another thing, I ordered brown and later on I noticed that some pictures here and on other websites show boots more reddish than brown, and there was such a big color difference between leather and suede part of the boot, it did not look good. There was nothing to worry about. They are very pretty dark chocolate brown, no red undertones, and suede matches leather perfectly. If I did not have boots I would order these for myself as well even though I wear more dressier styles, but I love these! A steal at $40! A very nice surprise, indeed.