I bought these boots for my husband's birthday after seeing them advertised in a magazine. I ordered the same size as the boots he has that are a different brand  They are very lightweight and beautiful boots. My husband tried them on and couldn't get his foot in them, so before I sent them back I called the store in Washington that had sent them.  They told me to try slipping a plastic bag over the foot before sliding in the shoe, and it worked!  This should only need to be done a couple of times before the boot is stretched enough to get the foot in without the plastic bag.  We are keeping the boots!