text: Aw man I wish these shoes worked!  But the design is not conducive to getting a big foot in the door.  I ordered the Dark Brown 11M and before I tried the boot on, I was ecstatic!  The shoes are beautiful, exactly as pictured, and even smell great.  But the fact that the zipper only goes partially up the height of the shoe means that the shoe can't open up wide enough to get it on.  Who knows, maybe overall the shoe was just too small and that's why I couldn't get it on.<br /><br />So in this review, I can only speak to the looks and not the fit.  The shoe is done to a T.  Every detail is looked after, even (as I mentioned before) the smell!  You can tell that this shoe is made of quality leather.  The finish is luscious and well buffed.<br /><br />Overall, I recommend this shoe to people with smaller feet because that way you can size up.  Sadly, Frye doesn't go above an 11, so that option isn't open to feet such as my own.