As someone who spends a lot of time outside in the fall at tailgates and what have you I needed a pair of boots that not only looked good but made sense and were functional for walking around in soggy grassy fields all day. I have always hated rain boots because of my wide calves and I was never able to find a pair that accommodated them. When i saw that Hunter had a wide calf option I decided to try them and I am so glad I did! They are perfect! If you have wide calves and weary about these, don't be! I'm extremely picky with how much room my calves have in boots, and these passed even my test! I did, however, take the advice on them running bigger so at first I went with a smaller size than usual, but they were way too small. I would say that run very true to size.