I usually wear a size 6 1/2 or 7, so I ordered the size 7.  It wasn't super small, but at the back of the ankle the boot curves in and was rubbing my ankle and my toe just barely touched the end.  If I pushed my foot all the way to the back, it would fit my foot, but there was no way my foot would stay that far back in the boot and it would have given me a blister if I tried. Not near as comfortable as I had heard they were.  But I do think a size 8 would have been great.  I wanted to be able to roll the top of the boot down to show the fur, but when I did, it showed creases of white where the fur was attached to the boot in pieces.  This was the main reason I returned this item.  It is slightly tight around the calves, so if you have large calves you may want to get a shorter boot.  All in all, I liked the boot, but with the defect in the fur and the size being a little small, I had to return it.  So next time I will order a size 8 and get the 10" because the 12" was just too tall for the look I'm going for.