You would think a boot such as this would be designed to allow your foot to enter the top, perhaps having some tie or Velcro to loosen the top to allow such a thing to happen if a tight fit around the leg were a desirable feature of such a boot.

This one does not appear to be designed with that thought in mind.

My wife's size 8 foot matches the size of the bottom part of the boot with room to spare, but will not pass through the top part.  And no, the tassels do not untie and allow it to be opened further.

If I felt charitable, I might ascribe this huge failure to having human-tested the boot prior to adorning it with those two colorful strips which do not expand.  But charity is uncalled for.

Otherwise, if you have a peg leg, this appears to be a nice warm boot, but then you probably don't care for warmth if you have a peg leg.