THhe looks of the boot is nice, but becasue the leather was of good quality and was a bit thick, when they gapped at my ankles, about where the zipper is three inches up, it dug into my leg and hurt. The wide calf was true to size, but the length was quite long for me. I wear a 9 and I am lucky that I am one of those who for shoes, is a perfect fit for a 9. Maybe boots run bigger than regular shoes do, so I should have ordered down a size. But then the width might have been too narrow. I returned them and if they get an 8 or 8 1/2 in black again, I will try those since the rest of the boot I liked.