So these boots are sitting in the closet. I take them out periodically and re-evaluate. The problem is that the ankle area is a little large. However, I keep remininding myself that I am wearing these for the rainy season and does it really matter that my ankle area appears larger than usual if my pants/feet stay dry? The boots are well made and I see them lasting season after season. Even though I ordered these in the wide calf version, the boots are not overly wide on top (this could be because my calves are overly wide but I don't think that is the case). If you plan on wearing thick socks or tucking in slacks to protect them from the rain, these should be perfect and still give you some extra room at the top.
I was hoping with the "wide calf" they would fit my bigger calves but this is not the case. If you have any type of muscular calves these will not fit even half way up your leg. I normally wear size 7 in shoes and the size 6 did fit my actual foot. Thankfully I was able to return them with Nordstroms awesome return policy!
