These are great boots.  They were comfortable day 1 wearing 11+ hours.  The top of the boot is a little tall on my calf for wearing sitting. I am about 5'4" and they hit lower to mid calf on me.  I found that I needed to wear longer socks so that the back of the top of the boot rubbing my calf didn't bother me.  They look great w/jeans or twill pants.  The leather is very very soft.  The sole is very well made and sturdy.  I expect these to last a long time.  These were so nice that I bought another two pairs of different ECCO boots and 3 pairs of ECCO shoes.