Cole Haan Men's Lionel Dress Chelsea Boot

This is a really nice boot! It's a little bit lighter in person than the photo portrays...just FYI. With Cole Haan I usually have to order a 1/2 size up (I wear a 10.5 but always order an 11) because his shoes run smaller and sometimes narrower on my foot (and I have an average foot). I have ordered 7 pairs of his shoes and 2 pairs of his boots over the last few months and out of those 9, only 3 of them were actually ordered in a 10 1/2 (my size) but the other 6 had to be a half size larger (size 11). I love them all! Unfortunately, I had to return this boot though because the sole was coming unglued (hence 4 stars instead of 5). It's a first with Cole Haan but to have only 1 damaged out of 9 is a good thing. As long as the quality of his shoes remain impeccable, I'm a Cole Haan fan for life.

Generally, a lovely, high-quality boot. Great, true-to-size fit. Comfortable right out of the box.However, two reasons they did not get five stars: 1) the pull tabs are poorly sewn (one tab has already come loose without maltreatment); and 2) the leather sole is buffed so smooth it is extremely slick (I know this is a common issue with leather soles that gets better with wear or alteration, but the lack of traction is extreme in this case).UPDATE: After two days wearing the boots on various surfaces--concrete, cobblestone, carpet, and other surfaces--the amount of traction is pretty good--a huge improvement over the super-slick soles that arrived. The quickness of this dramatic change is abnormal when I consider other leather-soled shoes I have owned.With the traction issue essentially solved, it's just the weakly sewn pull tabs that keep this boot from being a five-star product.

Great looking shoe that fit very comfortably when I first tried them on. But after a couple of hours of the first wear, they gave me horrible, horrible blisters around my heel.

Initial heel slippage, but broke in quickly, and very comfortable now. Soft leather. Not the greatest as it almost looks rubbery. But its a sleek boot.

good quality and style. but a little too narrow for me. maybe it will loose up a bit when i wear it.

Not recommend for those with high insteps.

The design is great. However, sometimes it hurts my feet despite it's perfectly fit on me.

Surprisingly nice for the money. Very soft and comfortable. They polish up nicely. It's tough to find any leather sole chelsea boots in this price range.