Bought these boots for my boyfriend for Christmas gift, as a fashion statement, but he will use them for work  bc he works outside and his feet are often cold and wet.  I bought a size 8, even though he wears an 8.5, bc all the reviews stated they ran large, however, I'm sending these back because he said the 8s were too snug.  So I'm not sure how well these boots actually perform, but they are a great-looking pair of boots, esp in this color, cuz i bought the black ones too, and they are well-insulated, and the size seems to be true to the shoe size my boyf typically wears.