The design of the boot is unusual and very chic. Too bad to wear under pants, but at a normal cut trousers and goes. The shoe also has a comfortable heel height and is very convenient. I ordered it in size 39, that's exactly my shoe size, and it fits perfectly. As a second choice, I have ordered the 93790-00 Women Rieker Bernadette boots in black. He has yet to Rieker Tex (something like Sympatex and therefore provides perfect protection from moisture. The Rieker here (93761-42), this has not, but he's a lot fancier. Sigh, I considered both to keep them. In the end I chose these Rieker chosen because its design, even if he has no Rieker Tex.