Customer Reviews Frye Vera Short

I love these boots! I have wanted a pair of Frye boots for a while now, and I spent several months debating whether or not I would break down and spend the money and which style I would get. I think that the Vera Short boots were the best choice for me. I am very short, and the thick heel on these boots is perfect because it gives me just a little bit of extra height. The boots are so comfortable to walk in too! I have worn them all day long at work, and I have not really had to break them in. The insoles molded to my feet after only a couple days of wearing them. The leather is also very soft and smells great. There are only two cons about these boots. If you have very thin calves like me, they will flop around a lot and make noise as you walk, because they are slouch boots. But that is not too bad if you wear them over skinny jeans. I think they would look too bulky on my legs if I wore them over bare legs with a skirt or dress. The second con is, the instep of the boots is very narrow. Although I have rather small, narrow feet, I found that the instep of the boots was a bit tight right out of the box. But they have gotten a bit looser as I have worn them, so that is no big deal. But these boots probably will not be comfortable for people with wide feet. Overall, I would say that these boots were great quality and an excellent purchase. They are true to size and are comfortable to wear right out of the box. I will wear them for years to come.

Awesome boot. The footbed is cushier than my other pair of Frye boots -- just got them last night and I have been wearing them all day at work without any foot issues. The bottom is quite slip-proof. I got the antique black color and it's great. I have a fairly narrow foot and these fit very nicely, so maybe they wouldn't be the best for a very wide foot. I highly recommend these!

I love the new Frye Vera Short. They are very comfortable boots with a nice heel. I wore it all day and have no complaints. They are very stylish looking and not all western. The leather was soft above ankle and usual Frye for below ankle. I love the side buckle. Thanks again, Zappos, for speedy delivery.

Love this boot. Nice heel and soft upper leather. My foot slipped right in and I walked around the house for an hour in them. Now I can't wait for the cooler weather, I know I'll be wearing these for a long time. Thank you Zappos again for great delivery service and my return of another item was quick and easy.

Total boot perfection...an instant classic from the boot king, Frye! I own way too many Fryes, including both the Harness short and the Engineer short, and this has them both beat! Why? Just enough extra height, more padding in the foot bed, and softer leather throughout. Plus, just enough tread to keep you from slipping in the rain. Wish I could have waited for a sale, but it was flying out so fast, I couldn't take a chance! I literally can't imagine anyone being disappointed with this boot.

If you love the Engineer 12R, you'll love this! I think I'm a true 6.5 in boots and almost always a 6 in flats (and by the way, weirdly a 5 in Minnetonka Kilty mocs). Medium-width foot. This might help anyone regarding my Frye purchase history from Zappos: 6 in Harness 12R where most people size down 1/2-size, 6.5 in Engineer 12R (great fit), and well, I mistakenly bought a 7 (tad too long) in Veronica Slouch that I kept. Shaft height for Vera Short is pretty much the same as the Engineer 12R. But the best part of VS is a higher heel that makes me look taller and lengthens my legs! 6.5 in both styles fit well, but the VS is just slightly narrower across the foot than the more boxy-shape of the E12R. Might be bad if you have a wide foot but for medium-width feet like mine, I really think that the leather will break in, just like my Harness 12R did within 1-2 weeks of wear by this somewhat sedentary reviewer! Best feature of VS versus the E12R: the softer leather in the shaft! I still haven't broken in the E12Rs that I bought last year and one day, I walked maybe only 6-7 blocks and the stiff bend/crease of the leather totally rubbed my achilles heel area raw, but these boots will not do that. The leather on the shaft of VS is comparable to the soft, thinner leather of the soft Veronica Slouch boots that I have in black (forgot which finish). The stitching and/or tags around the top of the boot against bare skin is a bit scratchy but I intend to wear these with leggings anyway (and moleskin tape on the inside of the boot can solve the scratch). Zappos rocks -- ordered my boots with a great rep over the phone as a VIP member after the cut-off time and these somehow still made it to me with the next-day shipping guarantee! Few more random comparisons from my recent shopping with Zappos: I'm a 6 in Sorel Joan of Arctic, 6.5 in Naughty Monkey Jump Start, and a 6 in women's Ugg boots.

Frye boots run big on me, so I ordered a half size down. They are a little narrow (I have a slightly wide foot). I stretched these out with a boot stretcher. Worked great. I can't wait until it's cool outside and I can wear them all the time. There is an itchy label sewn into the top of the boot. I will need to put some moleskin over it so it doesn't mess up my tights or scratch my leg. I also plan to add an arch support for my weirdly high arches; these boots don't really have any arch support.

My Frye Vera short boots fit perfectly, I ordered same size I wear in most shoes. I have a wide toe box and even the medium width is fine. They are new and still a little stiff, but the leather is beautiful and should soften. Zappos continues to impress me with their customer service!

Frye has improved these boots this season. When they first came out last year, they ran really big, had a lot of heel slippage, low quality leather, and the heel was made of some kind of a plastic. Last year I bought the Black Calf Shine Vintage color - and didn't like them - good style, bad quality. This season Frye fixed all those problems and they upgraded to a real stacked heel and the leather is of better quality. They also fit better. I bought the new Black Vintage Tumbled Full Grain and love them! I normally wear an 8 1/2, but I got these boots in an 8. I thought they ran 1/2 size big and the 8 fit me better in this style. Super cool boots, so glad Frye got it right this season!

Like the looks but the heel slips. Seems too wide in the heel but the Frye site says that it will feel that way to start and will fit better as you wear it. I'm going to call Frye and talk to them about it before deciding to keep them.

Very nice boots, but a little more "clunky" than what I expected. Also they run big, so I'll have to wear heavy socks...I'm still keeping them!

These boots are very cool looking and I like that they have somewhat of a heel. However, I feel these boots run huge. I am a true 8½ and I had to go to a 7½ in these boots and I still have some heel slippage and room to move around. I may even fit into a 7.

I like this boot very much. It is not anywhere close to the quality of the Frye Harness boot though. The style is very nice. However, there is a lot of room to improve this boot. I bought these in black...which has too much of a gray tint. The entire sole should be made of more sturdy material. The toe box needs to have a little more "heft" to it which would partner better with the rest of this style boot. The toe seems to refined and delicate...the rest of the boot is more rustic. Some tweaking in style cut. I'm keeping this boot...but I'm not madly in love with it. This is the first pair of Frye boots I've bought where the quality of materials seems "lesser." Thinner materials. I don't think this boot is going to go the long distance at all. I think these boots are very overpriced due to the quality of materials.

I had heard how great Frye boots were, but I didn't really care for these. The insides of the shaft were scratchy and uncomfortable. They looked nice, but I'm all about comfort.

I really wanted to like these, but the heel was just too much - it was like a huge, chunky, old lady heel...and for the price, it wasn't my style.

I'm sending this boot back because my feet are swimming in it. It is huge. I can literally walk it off. Had high hopes for it too. It's a nice looking boot: not to jangled out with metal fittings but a bit edgy. The heel is wide, as is the shaft. If the heel fit at all even with thick socks, the shaft would be just fine. I like the sole and the shoe appears to make the foot look smaller. Unfortunately, I can tell that no matter how many sizes I go down, the heel will never fit. I'll keep looking for the perfect biker-ish boot.

I tried this in black, which was on the grey side, and thought it was okay, but not good enough. It's a very chunky shape overall, between the blocky heel and the stubby toe. Not refined enough to wear with skirts--at least not for me. The Great Boot Search continues.

Very disappointed in the quality of the leather and the inconsistency of the color. I have other Frye boots and they are great. These didn't seem like they were Frye quality.

I got these almost a year ago, and I have only worn them once! A complete waste of money, but since my husband threw the box away, I couldn't return them. These boots feel like you are wearing bricks on your feet and they are hard and non-pliable! The color is also different than the picture and the true color is a distressed metal gray, but the picture shows a brownish tint. I'm still kicking myself for buying them, and want to kick my husband for throwing away the box! The boot runs large (at least half size) and wide, but I thought I'd wear them with thicker socks in winter... These boots do not compare in quality to my other Frye boots... Sigh

First off I'd like to say I have been a dedicated Frye boot girl for years. I just bought the Vera short boot on 6pm in tan and wanted them in black... so Zappos was the first place I thought to check. I ordered the Black Calf Shine color way.. It is way more distressed then the photo suggests and the heel is made of hollow PLASTIC! My other pair of Veras have better quality leather as well as a stacked solid wooden heel! The weight alone makes this boot from Zappos seem like a CHEAP IMPOSTOR! I am sure this is do to Frye outsourcing it's manufacturing cutting corners with materials to increase their profit margin. I personally would not pay more then 40 bucks for this pair of crappy boots! I suggest trying them on at a retail store so this doesn't happen to you! SO SAD. ): LOL!

This is probably the most comfortable Frye boot I have ever worn. It broke my heart it return them (I miss them still). I could not believe the heel wore down in a mere three weeks! Not only did the rubber wear away, but it was to the point where I was wearing away the heel itself. I then bought a different style, and the same thing happened! What has happened to Fyre's quality? It certainly is not what it used to be!