These are beautiful, well constructed
rain boots, but they were much too tall and too wide in the calves for me. I am a 5' tall adult woman and I usually wear a 6, sometimes a 5½. These
boots run a full size bigger than indicated, so I ordered the size 5. Wearing sport
socks, the foot area was comfortable, not too snug and with room to wiggle my toes. However, the calf area was much too big, even with
jeans tucked in. My bare calves measure 14½ at their widest. When I walked around, the shaft of the
boots would literally "slap, slap, slap" my shin and calves! I think that if I used these with the cold weather welly
socks, these
boots would be OK, but I live in California and while it rains, it does not get that cold. Sport
socks suffice for me. Another fit issue is the height of the shaft. I am 5' even, so the
boot's shaft poked the back of my knees very uncomfortably when I went up the stairs. As a result, I had to return these. I ordered the size 3 kid's version (woman's 5 equivalent) and those fit perfectly! The kid's version has reflective tape on the back but that is OK with me since I figure that it keeps me safer when I am walking the dogs.