"As a resident of the NW, I take my rain boot game seriously. I need them to be classic and to with everything, and the matte black with perfect brown leather details was exactly what I was looking for. I was also shocked at the comfort of these. Sometimes you have to give a little on comfort to keep your feet dry, but I wore these everywhere for the first few weeks I had them and there were still comfortable by day's end. I am usually a solid 8.5 across the board. I sized down to the 8 rather than the 9 and they fit like a dream."