These boots are beautiful out of the box. Of course I knew they would be, but the perforations on the shaft actually give these boots extra character.  I fought for 3 weeks about the color, and in those three weeks....the price went down....lucky me!  I ended up getting the tan color, and they are better then exspected.  As far as fit goes, I wear a 7 1/2 usually but after reading reviews on other websites, I ordered a size 7.  I am so glad I did! Thanks Frye, and Amazon I am so happy with my purchase.