I heard so much about the Veronica Slouch Boots from Frye that I was ecstatic when they arrived (in 2 days!).  It took a little tugging to get them on, nothing serious.  I got an 8.5 which is my actual size.  I have been breaking them in for the past few days.  I did notice that with regular socks they were squishing my toes together, so I switched over to tights.  I am hopeful that as they break in I can reintroduce them to socks.  I got the black, and they look kewl, very much like an engineer's boot rather than a riding boot (not that I don't love the riding boot look).  I like the fact that they don't look like your average Harley biker boot, either.  They're very unique.  I'm totally in love with them!  I'm already planning to get one or two more pairs in different colors.  If you Google Ashley Tisdale and Frye Veronica Slouch you can see pictures of her wearing the boots.  They look great on her!  There is a picture of her wearing them slightly dog-eared, a picture of her wearing them with the buckles undone, etc.  It really helped me to get fashion ideas when I saw the pictures of her.  I don't know if her stylist distressed the boots for her or if she really is wearing them that much, but they look hardcore used and broken in.  Awesome!  It's nice to know that the boots will wear so well.