I wanted to get some boots for my son for Christmas.  He described a bit of what he wanted to me and when I saw these on Amazon I thought they were perfect.  He loves them, they fit well and true to size.  He has a wide foot so I ordered a half size up (as he is on a growing streak).  They fit perfectly.  I went shopping at the mall after I bought them and saw them on a manikin at Express in a different color so I figured they must be fashionable for young men these days which was a bonus.  I looked like a cool, hip mom to my son and he was very pleased with the boots.  If I could change anything, I would get another set of laces.  These laces are so long my son has to wrap them around his ankles a couple of times.  But he would have much preferred to tie them once and get in and out of them via the zipper.  This is a minor thing and I can buy him some new laces.