I really wanted to love these boots. They were wonderfully packed, wrapped in tissue, filled with molded materials so they kept their shape. I wear a 7.5 in heels, have a normal (to a little wide) feet, 9in ankles and 15in calves. I chose to get size 8 because I wanted room for socks if I choose to wear them and skinny jeans or leggings to comfortable fit. The fit was exactly what I was looking for; not to big for nylons, not to small for socks and thin pants.<br /><br />This issue however was in the overly large ankle area, first off it looks like 9West took a bootie and decided to add the upper part to make it a boot. Instead of that cute accent line being a simple seam, its an actual separation between the two parts. The top part is also pretty floppy, I hate soft top boots. Which brings me to the last issue: The soft top combined with the disconnected boot shaft and bootie part, leaves for bunchy weird looking ankle