These are nice boots but as another reviewer has said they tend to run large.  And now I notice the product page even says half sizes should round down.  I wear a size 9 and a size 9 boot in this style is wearable for me with thick socks but if I wore  an 8 and 1/2 I am sure I would have had to send them back. There's a velcro strap on the side for ease in pulling them off and on though the boots are so large it isn't needed and tightly fastening this strap doesn't do a whole lot in making the fit any snugger.  Otherwise these are sturdy, warm, comfortable boots at a fair price.