These boots are BEAUTIFUL...in the box.  The leather and everything about them is high quality, but the fit is awful!  The footbed is small (I went up a half size and there wasn't much wiggle room), the ankles were baggy, mid-calf was so tight it felt like a compression sock, and the top bulged out like you would expect on a looser fitting boot--did not conform to my leg at all.  For reference, the widest part of my calves is 14.25 inches (over skinny jeans) and I normally wear a US size 7 shoe, but prefer to wear a 7.5 (which I ordered) due to tendonitis and wanting to wear thick socks on my upcoming trip to NYC.  AND it appears that the boot shafts are two different sizes, as one was very tight and the other was just a little snug.  I measured, three times, just to make sure my calves hadn't gotten enormous overnight and/or one leg was bigger than the other.  Nope, both calves were the same size.  I walked around the house and up and down the stairs in them and they were horribly clunky and didn't have any give at all.  For the cost, I'm not willing to break them in and see if they stretch--don't really want to spend a month in a very COLD Northern MN winter with no circulation going to my feet.  Going back tomorrow.  If you want a beautiful pair of boots to sit on your shelf or are looking for something to cut off the circulation to your feet, these will be perfect.  So so SO disappointed!