while these boots looked well-made, nice leather, etc, the pair i purchased is defective. the zippers barely worked, starting with the unzipping in order to try the boots on. once on, the section of the ankle where the zipper is had twisted around & warped so much that the cranky, stodgy, half-busted zipper simply would not zip up. like when zippers just won't move? i did not try rubbing pencil-lead on the zipper as lubricant b/c it was so bad, that would not fix the issue.
  Additionally, these are definitely no MIA size 6. My other MIAs are size 6s & roomy, b/c MIAs run quite roomy. Great for winter socks. These felt like a really small size 5. Again, defective.

i have to agree with a previous reviewer on one bit-- the laces need to go. having laces snt bad, it's just these laces looked stupid. i'd switch them out to a cool or pretty ribbon were i keeping these boots. but i'm not keeping them.
  Also, they are not so striking in-person as they are in the photo. you put them on, they look just like any other slightly over-the-knee boot. i want striking, ladies!!!