These are okay. There are 2 reasons that I don't love them and will be sending them back. First, the calf is a bit wide. They are super cute from the front, but from the side you can tell that there is a ton of extra room. As a disclaimer, most boots have a little extra room in the calf for me, but this is more than my other boots do. Second, I wouldn't call these taupe-- not by a long shot. They are about the color of a Hershey's bar.

Also, there is something about the heel that is not comfortable. It feels like it has to do with the stitching, but there is an area that rubs and (at least for me) was irritating to my foot. I only wore them for a couple of minutes around the house to see if I was going to want to keep them or not, so this may be something that would go away after you get them broken in.

They do have cute styling... the straps across the front and the tassel in the back give them a bit of personality. They just aren't for me.