text: I just bought these locally and I can tell you they look even better in person than the photos. I am neurotic about my shoes fitting and am consistently disappointed in fit within 6 months after almost any shoe or boot purchase. On the metal sizing tool at most shoe stores, I am an 9D; in most sneakers, I am an 8.5D; in work, hiking and cowboy boots, I vary from 8.0E-8.5D. Bottom line, my foot size is pretty random. Couple this with variances among brands and models, I feel like a hopeless case. Physical context: I'm 5'7 and range from 175 to 200 lbs.  On my previous boot purchase, I ordered 4 pairs of the same boot in order to get the right fit. Sure enough, 6 months later, I was disappointed. The boots had broken in so much that my feet were swimming in them.  So today, when I bought the Lucchesies, the sales gal convince me to ditch my socks and put on these pantyhose footy things.  With them, I got my feet pretty snug into an 8D (as mentioned, I often end up with an 8-1/2 or an 8E).  I'm home now, and I've been wearing them with the aforementioned fru-fru socks for an hour and my feet are really settling down. I have high hopes in these stretching out to be the best fitting boots I've ever had. As the title says, &#34;we'll see...&#34;  As to quality -- these are really, really nice.  I've had several brands like Fry, Justin and Dan Post, and I really like what I'm wearing here.  I intend to update this review from time to time as these boots break in, so stay tuned.  Feel free to &#34;reply&#34; if you have questions.