After reading reviews I was sure these were "the ones".  Sadly no.  I ordered a 9 1/2, my regular size but they fit more like a 10 1/2 making my already lg feet look like clown shoes.  Reviews did say they ran lg but I thought it would leave room for winter socks, wrong.  I have 14" calves so the 14 1/2" quoted should have been OK.  In this size the inside measures 15".  I used a flexible seamstress tape to measure.  Tightening the strap at the top of the boot just made the leather buckle and ruined the look.
I feel that even if I had chosen a smaller size, 9, the foot would look huge and unattractive.  As I live in Canada, the expense of reordering is not feasable, I will look elsewhere, in person. The boots are beautifully made, the leather is gorgeous but just were not meant for me.  They'll be going back.