Well I have always had great luck with Clarks in the past, but these are not as good as I had expected! The ankle has a lot of room and gaps, so it cuts into your ankle something awful. I did put leggings and thick socks on and it did feel better. I ended up keeping them because I needed black boots and couldn't really find anything affordable in a size 11. I can wear them for about 6 hours and then I have to remove them, because of the cutting in the ankle area.