I wanted these boots so badly especially since I ordered them from three other online retailers and took all of them back. All of them fit different from each other, ranging from too tight to way too loose and the color lots were different as well for them to be black. They ranged from a charcoal grey, distressed black, ombre to a dusty black. However I liked the color of the ones I purchased on Amazon but the fit was funny. The left boot fit fine while the right boot was 1/2 size too big yet both fit poorly in the heel. As I was trying them on at home, both the right and the left heel rubbed. I knew I had to return them to Amazon even though they were so cute. My consensus is that Steve Madden has done something with the construction of the footwear and the fit is not as great as they once were.