"I have been looking for a nice pair of black leather flat boots. I ordered a 5 1/2, but could not get my foot into the boot! The opening is too tight to get my foot in. After attempting several times with very thin socks, I got my barefoot into the left one to see if maybe a 1/2 size bigger would work. Unfortunately, there was too much room in the length to attempt a larger size. They are a great looking boot! Nice quality and have that great real leather smell! Maybe they work better for people with larger feet than mine, after reading all of the good reviews. I am very disappointed these will not work for me. :-( Quality is great, if I could wear them!"