I bought these boots to be warm, water/snowproof, and comfortable for walking to bus stops from work, etc.  They have proved themselves in all of these areas.  As with another pair of Timberland hiking boots I have from long ago, they seem to run a tad small. So if you plan to wear thick socks with these, you may have to go up a half size.  However, they seem to be plenty warm with just regular thickness socks -I bought Hanes knee high boot socks after seeing that thick socks were going to be too tight. Not for you if you are a fashionista and want to look chic. However, Timberland is a solid brand, and overall these are a very good value.