Eventually threw them out. Should have heeded the reviews. No matter what I did , I could not get either foot inside of these boots. On sale , non refundable. After a couple of months of trying, I just gave up. I didn’t get the show horn like I planned. I shouldn’t have had to use anything. Idk how these got past production. No matter how you wiggle and stretch the material, it’s a no go

Even though I read reviews, I still ordered these great looking boots. I have a narrow foot and ankle and still unable to get boot on at all. Only choice is to take to shoemaker and see if can put a gusset in somehow or sell on Poshmark. Very disappointed.

I was so excited to get these boots. Unfortunately, they are very stiff and barely let you slide your foot into them. They are narrow and uncomfortable. The sock part of the boot is so stiff and small. I have thin ankles and feet, and there was no way I could get my foot into them comfortably.

I agree with the other reviews that these boots are ridiculously hard to put on. I don’t have wide feet or ankles and I struggled to get my foot into this boot. The “sock” part is soft but it has zero flexibility to allow your foot to slip into the boot. If you’re lucky enough to get your foot in you’ll find that the boot fits true to size but the leather is very stiff and will require some breaking in.

If J Crew were giving this boot away, you should pass. Impossible to put on even with a shoe horn. Very disappointed.

These are beautiful looking boots, but I wish I had read the reviews more carefully before purchasing. As many others have mentioned, they are incredibly stiff and difficult to get onto your feet. If you can manage to get them on without injuring yourself, I'd say they actually run somewhat true to size, however if you want to wear socks then probably size up at least half a size.