Customer Reviews SOREL Harlow™ Chelsea

These boots were made for walking! I walk 30 minutes from the train to my office and need really comfortable shoes. These are heaven. I read the reviews about the boots being hard to get on, and they were a bit stiff at first, but after several wearings the opening has stretched or softened a bit. I would recommend these boots as stylish and comfortable.

These are super cute boots--literally the first day I wore them 2 strangers complimented me on them. They are mostly pretty comfy. They do seem to run about a half-size small compared to my other Sorel boots. Most importantly and frustratingly, the tab in the back is very stiff and rubs my Achilles tendon raw. As in, bleeding & cut. Since I do really like them otherwise I'm hoping that a few months of winter wear with wool socks will break the tab in/down so they more comfortable once the warmer weather & shorter socks come around...

The boots were just a touch too narrow in the forefoot area for me - my feet tend to be a little wide and these felt a bit snug for my preference. I thought the look and quality were good and matched what I was looking for. The size felt true, I'm a 7.5 and length wise these felt right, and the heel fit well. I considered keeping them, and thought they might stretch at the forefoot, since it felt just a little tight, but decided against it because what if they didn't stretch?

These were cute, but felt thin and flimsy. Sent back. I was looking for something more rugged and sturdy. I also felt the white sole would start to look bad right away. Otherwise, they were soft and instantly comfortable.

Very cute and comfortable once on the feet. A little too much effort to put them on for me. Not a lot of difficulty but enough to slow me down.

Good quality, loved the look and fit, but too difficult to pull on/off with socks. Guess I need a side zipper.

I immediately fell in love with these boots (soft outer, comfy insole, waterproof, nice tread) but my normal size didn't work for me. I ordered the next size up, which fit, but but due to the lining being separate, the pair I got was sort of pulling and bunching on the inside of the left boot. I was all too aware of the awkward feeling on my foot and knew I'd have to return them. I'm hoping this was just a fluke thing with the stitching on this pair because I didn't notice it on the smaller pair.

SO I have a lot of thoughts about these. I did end up keeping them but it's not full on love. I also own the Sorel Out and About booties from a couple years ago and this year I bought Sorel Evie which has a little wedge heel. I wanted to add in a flat everyday boot. My 2 other pairs are my standard size 9.5. I ordered the Harlow in 9.5 and while I could get them on, they were too snug all over. I exchanged them for a 10 which btw what a completely painless process, the new boots shipped before I got the old ones back to UPS. yay! I hate waiting. So the 10's. I have bombas socks I wear with everything bc they NEVER slip down into your shoe...except they slip down in the Harlow. Tall socks or tights have not been a problem, but if you don't want your socks to show, I don't think these will work. I don't know what it is about these boots, they just suck your socks right down. I saw other reviewers say they boots pull on their socks and it's true. When taking them off, the sock remains in the boot. You can't slip these off and walk away without stopping to put your socks back on. I never thought I would talk about socks so much. Oh Well, I kept them and they are comfortable overall.

Love these boots. I totally recommend them. The only downside is they’re a little harder to get on and off since they don’t have zipper.

I ordered four styles of Chelsea boot including two other Sorel’s (Lennox and Emelia) and this was my least favorite. I quite love the other two and will have trouble deciding. Will post reviews there when I do! These (Harlow) have were narrow on my feet and pretty tough to pull on over my socks (leaving them balled up). I feel that they wouldn’t be super grippy on snowy days, but no true way to tell wearing them in my kitchen. Im sure they’d be great for some, just not a match for me in style, fit, or function :).

Didn’t keep them. Cute though

I've had these for two Pittsburgh winters now. They're holding up well (just some minor wear on the Sorel tag on one shoe, due to using it to help take the shoe off) and I still enjoy wearing them. They're comfortable and versatile and being waterproof is a relief. I wear them for rain, snow, and everything in between. My only gripe is that the top can be awkward with some jean/pant lengths. The pants either need to be skinny enough to stay snug around your ankles and tuck into the shoes; or wide enough to go over the top. A couple pairs just bunch up around the top, which isn't a look that I like. Minor complaint for some overall great shoes.

Very comfortable shoe. Soft flexible sole. Stretchy toe box. Nice style. An overall good comfortable slip-on boot. Only downside, NOT waterproof. I take them to walk my dog and with a couple minutes in wet grass I can feel the wetness start to creep in.

These are so cute and go with everything. I had to put inserts in them as they really have no arch support to speak of. All of my other sorel boots are size 10.5 and I sized up to 11 after reading reviews and I’m glad I did, these run a bit small. I would recommend these to anyone looking for a cute, comfortable, and casual boot.