So I purchased these boots based on the great reviews and they were nice looking boots.  I am normally a 7 or 7.5 and ordered a size 7 which was a bit snug.  I exchanged them for a 7.5.  However, those were a bit loose around the ankle area which wasn't so much the issue.  I am 5'3 and they came up to my knee and I like my boots a little under so I wasn't really happy with that.  They were perfect in the width which I would say is not made for big calves since they were snug on my average calves. I wish they would have been just an inch or two shorter but I knew it was going to bother me whenever I wore them so I had to return them. The leather does come a bit rugged and scratched which is not how I was hoping to receive them.  I wanted them to look very clean like in the picture shown.