I wear an 11 narrow and my legs are slender, which makes it difficult to find a riding boot that has a shaft opening small enough (13" or less) so that the boot isn't flopping all over the place while I'm wearing them. A few things I LOVE about these boots: (1) genuine SOFT leather; (2) this brand generally caters to women with narrow feet AND offers size 10.5, which are extremely hard to find; (3) the price; and (4) FREE Super Saver Shipping AND free return shipping if they don't work out.

I received the boots this morning and immediately tried them on. I was wearing thin trouser socks socks and had to put my arch support inserts in the boot (and the arch supports aren't bulky enough to take up much space), but the boot was still too wide and too long. Like I said, this brand caters to women with slender feet, so I was surprised that they were too big.  The shaft opening was perfect though.  There's enough room for skinny jeans and thick boot socks worn simultaneously without the shaft being too tight, but there's also a little give so that your legs aren't being restricted.  The decorative buckle does NOT adjust, so if you were thinking that you could tighten up the boots a little - think again.  The buckle is nice because it's not huge and gawdy, but it's not very delicate and inconspicuous either.  It's the perfect size and shade of silver.

My verdict on these boots is this: if you have slender legs/narrow feet and are looking for a great brand at a nice price, then these boots are for you.  I would suggest that you order a 1/2 size down from what you'd normally order, too.

I just processed my exchange order for the size 10.5 because I ADORE THESE BOOTS!  They're positively gorgeous, and there's no way I'm going to toss them aside because of the small inconvenience of having to ship them back and wait for the new size to arrive.