"These boots are so beautiful. they are a rich brown leather with cute plaid lining and great buckles on the side. I usually wear either a 7.5 or 8 they only had these in a 7.5 in brown so I took my chances, they were snug but wore in quickly (i still wish i had them in an 8 for room). Its rainy here so that helped a bit, though i would highly recommend waterproofing these beauties. As you can see from my photo they look pretty worn even though I have only had them a week ... it is rainy and muddy here and these do not come protected for the wear I put on them. Protect that leather!"