These brown leather lace-up boots with side zippers are a great way to carry yourself into your weekend errands. The leather is soft and forgiving, and will require little to no break-in time to be comfortable. There is not much arch support, but the soles are well padded and comfortable. Because this leather is so soft, I would not recommend these for anything too strenuous--these are definitely for fashion, not hiking! The toe box is nice and wide so your toes have plenty of room to move. I have not worn these outside. There is a small scratch on one toe that they came with, but it seems quite superficial. The size listed for these boots is EU 41 (appx US 9 to 9.5), but I think they are closer to a 40 (US 8.5 to 9). They definitely run small.