Customer Reviews Frye Melissa Button Boot Extended

Beautiful leather, unfortunately I returned as the boot was a half size too big. Ordered in a smaller size.

Bought these for my wife. We measured her calves beforehand (15") but she couldn't even get her foot to touch the insole. The boots are outstanding otherwise.

Although extended calf, did not fit my calf. Nice looking boot though.

I'm in agreement with other reviewers. I can wear a regular Frye, but thought I'd try the "extended calf" because the regular one is very snug, and I wanted something a little looser. There's maybe an extra half-inch in the calf with these? They felt more comfortable getting on, and they sit a little less tight in my heel, so I kept them, but there's no way these are actually "extended" calf. Maybe "stretched" calf. It gives me a little more wiggle room than my regular Frye's, but not much.

I would like to preface this review by saying that I absolutely LOVE this style boot, and I wanted them so badly that I ended up ordering them 8 (yes, 8) times from Zappos and other stores in the exact same size in the extended calf, and it took all 8 to actually finally receive a pair that was truly an extended calf size. The whole process was very frustrating, I ordered them in the Cognac color and they fit like a dream, plenty of room for pants to tuck in. I don't have a true wide calf (in my experience thats 17in), I'm need roughly a 15in circumference to be comfortable so based on the description of these boots they should fit perfectly. Boy was I wrong, the first 7 pairs varied so greatly between the actual shoe size (even though they were all 8 or 8.5) and the calf circumference that I couldn't believe it. Finally on the 8th try I got a pair that fit like the Cognac ones, so if you love these boots don't give up. Just keep going until you find the pair that actually fits like they are supposed to!

These are very nice boots but the foot is very tight. I'm not sure it will stretch and not willing to keep them in case it doesn't. Very slippery boots would need to have rubber soles put on.

I searched everywhere until I could find a pair of tall boots in this exact shade of brown. I'm 5'1 with 13" calves. I read a lot of reviews and I noticed that a majority of people had trouble with the regular calf boots being too tight around their legs so I decided to get the 7.5 medium in the extended calf so that I could have room for leggings, skinny jeans, and straight leg pants. They are comfortable, and the color is an antique cognac brown. I treated mine with waterproof leather protectant before my first wearing. The sole is a very slippery leather with a small rubber layer on the back heel. I feel like I'm going to fall whenever I not walking on carpet. But I love how they look.

These boots are real beauties, the leather is rich and supple and not at all floppy. Also, I often cannot find tall boots to fit my athletic calves, and these fit! But they will take some breaking in: although I had no problem with my Melissa Button short boots (which were comfortable right out of the box), these cut into the back of my right heel/Achilles tendon area, and now I have a blister. I am hoping that they will break in soon.

I just received my Frye boots crossing my fingers that they would fit in the calf. They did! So thrilled with this extended calf boot. I have 16" circumference calves and was a little worried about these since there is no extra elastic bits around the top for give. The sole feels fantastic! The boot zipped with a little effort, but feel great afterward. I typically am a size 9.5 or a 10. I ordered a 10, so that I can wear a regular sock. I recommend these!

First thing to remember when ordering these boots- the calf size increases by 1/4" per size. I have 16" calves and wear 9.5. Frye told me the calf should be 16.5" for this size and when I put them on, there wasn't any wiggle room in that area. I was able to fit my skinny jeans inside of them, although they bunched a little bit above the boots. However, I also tried on a size 9 and there was no way I could've comfortably worn them with the calves as tight as they were. So, if you have large calves and small feet, these may not be the best option. Luckily for my large feet, the 9.5 fit exactly true to size and I was able to keep them. The calf area does break in a little bit as other reviewers have mentioned, but I still wish Frye would give in and make them looser. Women with larger calves shouldn't have to be so concerned with measurements in order to buy a pair of nice boots.