This boot looks great and is very comfortable. However, it runs at least half a size big. (I had about two inches left at the toe box making it look and feel way too long for me.) In addition, I did not look carefully at the description in the paragraph that said "man-made upper" and was misled by the lower half where it says "dryelastic calf upper". In seeing the word calf, I thought of leather, not plastic. I prefer to pay more money and get the real stuff. Now I know what dryelastic means. If synthetic material is what you are looking for, then this is a great boot for walking.