I love Palladium shoes (and yes, they do run about a half size large and no, they don't have terrifically much arch support).  I love boots.  When I found this pair, I was so excited.  Unfortunately, I've been blessed with calves that are apparently larger than average.  I'm not a particularly large woman, but I run and my calves are thick.  Every winter, this becomes a problem as I try to find stylish boots that fit.  I buy several pairs, with high hopes, and invariably return all or most of them.  I thought maybe the slouchy style would give me some more leeway in terms of fit.

The boots themselves are just as lovely in person as they appear in the photos, and I would SO have loved to keep them.  The rust color was a gorgeous and completely versatile shade of brown.  Unfortunately, as I feared, the calves were too tight and they had to go back.  There was no room for stretching, and the half-zip meant that there was absolutely no hope for getting them on and off, let alone doing it easily.

So, my search for the perfect boot continues.  (And ladies, I've even tried Duo in England - with NO success!  My current pair is a Naturalizer pair that I'm not in love with in terms of style, but that fit and get the job done.)