I live in Wisconsin, and if there's one thing you need to invest in, it's a good pair of winter boots, so I bought these as a Christmas present to myself. They are super warm, super cute, and, unfortunately, super painful to walk in. The leather outer bends at the skinniest part of the boot, and nips in too much right above the ankle, resulting in too much friction in a very sensitive area. I have really bad ankle blisters after wearing these for 3 hours snowshoeing. Since snowshoeing, I've loosened the laces, which only made it worse. There's just not enough 'give' to the materials. I want to believe in these boots; my mom had a pair of Sorels that have lasted a decade and are still going. But if I had to do it again, I definitely wouldn't spend $130 for boots that give me blisters.