Justin Boots Women's 12" Stampede Boot

These were my first pair of cowboy boots, so I am by no means an expert on such. I was hesitant though, when I saw in reviews people were buying 2 sizes smaller than what they normally wear. I can usually ignore those and buy the size I usually do in boots. Typically with dress boots I buy an 11 (I'm probably close to a true 10.5 but I wear plenty of 10's comfortably and 11 usually works best in boots for me without being too big ).Instead of buying on Amazon and then having to return them I went to a local western chain store and found this exact pair and tried them on. With the 11's I could have worn shoes *inside* the boots!! I bought a size 9 from Amazon (due to the chain not budging on price- their loss). Here's what I think. The Justin brand is actually a men's size with a ladies label. That's what I would normally wear in a men's shoe (9).Sizing aside, these boots are super attractive (the blue matched dead-on the blue of my bridesmaid dress) and were comfortable straight out of the box. I think they were still a little loose on one of my feet because I had a rubbing abrasion on one ankle (but I also didn't wear super thick socks so I'm blaming myself-and my odd feet for that). I wore them for well over 12 hours on their first day out of the box- for boots whose style usually requires a break in period I was impressed. I would have kept them but they were for a wedding and I'm not a brown boot kind of gal (I'm more Johnny Cash in that respect and would have preferred black). I am not joking when I say I had a half dozen women I know scrambling to buy them from me and almost had them sold at the reception (if they had fit her she would have- I did have them sold the next day).Overall best pair of boots I've worn for 1 day ever! :-)

I ordered a pair a couple years ago, but they were suede and I wore them out, so I ordered a pair of the same style and size, but these azer not suede however, I found that because I purchased what is titled as the same boots a couple years ago amz would Not let me leave a review of the latest ones I bought. So I'm re doing this, as the most current boot, the Justin boots I just bought in the same design, (not suede however) in size 8m. I ordered a half size larger, as I did the last pair..but these are not as loose, and they don't look exactly like the photo in the ad because the foot section is dyed a really dark while the uppers is as shown. I don't mind, maybe someone just got a bit too much pigment, but I figure they will get worn etc and also be more comfy as I wear them. They are not too small, so that really isnt a problem. I need to break them in.In sandals other shoes, Im a 71/2. I have a pair in bladck with similar design by Justin Boots I get a lot of compliments as well. And another pair with a varying design in Justin Boots in a darker brown. So I love them. Just buy half size large if you have a wider than average foot, and in wide, not B.

I have to wear shoes with a wide toe box (bunions) so most styles of boots are off limits. I was looking at FatBaby's and square toe boots. I chose this boot because I prefer the look of it and it would be a better boot for the riding lessons I am beginning. It also came in a wide which is what I need. It is definitely too long if you go by where your toe ends in the toe box but that is necessary to get the wiggle room for my toes. I bought two sizes - my usual size and a half size larger. I am keeping the larger size one as it is the most comfortable when wearing a good boot sock. They feel as good on my feet as any other closed in shoes I wear. I was concerned the heel might be too tall to be comfortable but it wasn't. It is a pretty design boot and the leather seems like it will be durable. The best price was here on Amazon.

These boots are just amazing quality. I swear Amazon must have the worst lighting ever (i've noticed this with pictures of other shoes/boots too), because they look somewhat gaudy and brighter in pictures, but in real life they're amazing looking. The quality is impeccable, the leather is high quality and soft, and the stitching is very well done. I got the Sorrel Apache ones (with the reddish-orange stitching), and from the pictures i thought there might be stark contrast between the boot and the pattern and stitching and make the boot look tacky, but in real life there's not at all, the boot and pattern blends very well and from a distance looks just like a normal cowboy boot, if that makes sense. They look like the might be slightly glossy, but in reality they're not at all, they have a normal, matte leather boot look, maybe even leaning slightly suede looking. Also, like some other reviews pointed out, they are darker in person than in the pictures (just a bit darker though; not a huge difference).The heel is exactly 1 5/8ths (measured with my measuring tape), and the height of the shaft is 12 inches (measured from the top of the heel from where the heel meets the boot shaft). This is all based on a size 8 1/2.One thing that puzzles me though, is that from reading reviews here (and even on other sites), the general consensus is that these run large, and lots of people said to order even a full size smaller than your normal shoe size. My normal size is 9 1/2, so i ordered a size 8 1/2 and they're really tight, to the point that i couldn't even wear them for 5 minutes, and after i took them off my feet hurt. So honestly i'm wondering if even a size 9 would be sufficient; i'll probably have to get my normal size. So basically, in my experience, these are probably true-to-size.