text: These boots are sturdy and have that nice, thick Frye leather that you come to know and love as a wearer. I had two issues: size and finish.<br /><br />Finish: I ordered this pair in my first &#34;stoned&#34; finish and the texture was weird. The toe was regular leather and the rest of the boot was basically distressed, which is fine because it is what I ordered, but the texture was dusty and left my hand feeling kind of tacky and definitely dirty after putting them on. I don't know if that's an issue of storage or just how the stone distressing wears, but it wasn't my favorite though the color itself was nice. I have to return these for size, so I wasn't able to clean them with saddle soap per usual and see if that fixed the problem.<br /><br />Size: I wear two sizes of Frye: 6 and 6.5. My flatter boots are a 6 and my taller boots are a 6.5 (so that I can put a gel insert in). I ordered these flat boots in a 6 and they fit perfectly, but only with no sock and no pant. They had great support and just standing still felt (and looked) awesome. I have an average calf (in that I can't recall a time a boot didn't work for me because the shaft was too tight) and an average width foot. In my average size, I would not be able to wear a sock and the shaft was so fitted that I don't think I could get a pair of my skinnies on underneath comfortably either. The size was also such that when I walked to the mirror, I could tell the zipper being in the back would irritate my heel some (again, without a sock), so ordering up a 1/2 size to your typical Frye size would be advisable. I have definitely noticed that every Frye boot is different in how it fits, so this applies to the Veronica specifically (and perhaps any other back-zippered boot).<br /><br />Pros: This boot is very flattering on the leg and I think would make an awesome daily wear. In the right size, it would be very comfortable. The zipper is very heavy as are the snaps, though I do worry some because you have to unsnap and snap all 3 on each boot to get the boot on and sometimes hard wear like that isn't the most reliable and breaks down with use. Total speculation, but maybe worth a mention if you are really hard on your boots.p and snap all 3 on each boot to get the boot on and sometimes hard wear like that isn't the most reliable and breaks down with use. Total speculation, but maybe worth a mention if you are really hard on your boots.