![]() I have some pretty nasty rug-burn like stuff near my ankles now. I suggest always wearing long socks and perhaps even tucking your pants into your socks. ![]() Comfort: The boot itself is comfortable, but if you let the felt liner touch your skin, it will rub and be very uncomfortable. I'm not sure that they're really a 1/2 size large, because wearing thick socks is pretty darn tight. I purchased a 7 1/2, while I would normally wear a 7 1/2 or an 8, and they're roomy for a 7 1/2, allowing me to wear thick wool socks. Size: I took the advice of other reviewers, and purchased down a size. Also, Felt liners mean that the liners are replaceable, and if you feel your boots are getting colder again, you can purchase replacement liners instead of replacement boots.- Warmth: My toes stayed toasty, with and without thick wool socks, and as someone who has suffered frostbite on my feet previously, that's a tough criteria to live up to. Part of that is due to the felt liner- they've added in a stretchable inset that stretches to fit your leg, instead of the old felt Sorel liners I remember that just had a slit through the middle. I was very pleased- no moisture got into my boot, they were very effective in keeping out drifts of snow, even when plodding through. Snow: The town won't plow the sidewalks until the snow is done- so that means snow piled up on the sidewalks, and what wasn't packed down was just above my ankles- or where the rubber ends on these boots. Every time I skidded, the boots ended up gripping before any tragedy could occur. I stayed upright the entire time (even though I walked pretty fast, I was running late!) though the majority of the people walking around me were skidding a lot. I had to walk to a class before 8am, and none of the sidewalks had been salted. Ice: The first day of our storm was sleet, that then froze over-night and carried into the next day. They've definitely lived up to the Style standards. So I decided to purchase Sorel's because the last few generations of my family trust them to no end. I've fallen under the spell of Uggs and other suede boots for the past few years, but I haven't been able to keep a pair through to the next season- when you wear boots like those consistently through a hard winter, the moisture and demand on the boots is too much. Style: I bought these boots because they were practical, but stylish looking. Sadly, Sorels no longer seems to fit that bill.Ī long review, but a very thorough one! I bought these boots a few months ago, but decided I needed to wait until I REALLY needed them to review them- and since my region just got pounded with a nasty snow storm for the last few days, I've been able to break them in a bit and give a review. We need durable, warm, high quality winter gear. But if you imagine you are buying a premium, high quality item from a manufacturer who will stand by the quality of their goods-forget it. So the bottom line is: if you like the look of these boots and want to wear them for a season, go ahead and buy them. ![]() If I wanted, I could mail the boots in at my own expense, and they would see if they could be repaired-also at my expense. When I called in, the service person I spoke to informed me that Sorel was under the new ownership of Columbia, and if my boots were over a year old, there was no guarantee for materials. This must be a problem unique to my boots-some sort of quality control issue that they'll be eager to fix." ![]() I figured, "just get in touch with Sorel, and they'll take care of it. In one season of wearing them in the city, the heels wore through and the boots started to leak. And I loved telling the story of my old boots and how these boots were a treat for me. I told my husband "Sorel boots are amazing! This time-I'm going to buy myself the most expensive and beautiful pair of Sorels on the market, because I know it's an investment and I'm going to have them for years." So-the Women's Joan Of Arctic boot. So regular use, but not heavy.įinally they wore out. ![]() I wore those boots for 12 years-casual wear, in the city, running around doing errands and picking up kids. Then a deep snow winter hit, and I converted. They were so heavy and ugly I did not wear them for two years. When I got married and moved to Minnesota, my husband bought me a pair of Sorel winter boots. ![]()
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