I love these shoes, I feel like I just time traveled back to 1997 and I love it! I'm a chunky shoe girl, can't stand boots with those elf shoe toes, and I wanted just a casual boot. I had a similar pair of Skechers for over 10 years which I loved, but they were past their prime. These are great...not too heavy, the fit was very true to size (I'm a 6.5 to 7, ordered the 7 and they fit perfectly) and the color is nice, although one does look slightly darker than the other. The brown is a very dark brown. I'm very happy with my purchase, couldn't wait til Christmas to order them so it was an early gift to myself. Also, they ended up being a tad cheaper from when I put them on my wish list to when I bought them...and you can't beat the free shipping. Lastly, I couldn't find anything like these in the Skechers stores I checked, so Amazon (as usual) is your best bet!