I really love all of my FitFlops, particularly for the comfort factor (I'm choosy about the styles I'll wear also). I needed a tall, comfortable boot and was glad to see these available in "leather" rather than the usual suede from this brand. I thought the "leather" material was nice, not "cheap" feeling or looking as some reviewers reported. I was also concerned that I wouldn't like the FitFlop sole on a boot, but it looked good to me, even with dresses (my 23- year old fashionable daughter thought it looked good too). However, my husband didn't like the boot on me, said it looked too "military". The shoe size itself was also good (ordered my normal "FitFlop" size 6). The reason I had to return the boot was because the calve was too tight on me (I would say I do have a larger-than-average calve).