EILEEN | Ankle boots with a roomy toe

I have given up on boots twice before because of the width across my toes. I put these on in the kitchen and just kept them on.

There is a particular kind of shopping that women with a wide foot know well. You find a boot you like, you order your usual size, and the length is fine but the front of your foot is being squeezed from both sides. So you size up, and then you are swimming in the heel. Eventually you stop looking.

These are cut with a spacious toe area, so the width is built in rather than borrowed from a larger size. The closure adjusts, which lets you tighten around the ankle without touching the room at the front, and the insole is cushioned so the ground is not felt through the sole. They sit at the ankle, which means they go under trousers or with a skirt and thick tights without any fuss.

Why women our age keep coming back to them

• The width is at the front, where it is needed. A spacious toe area means no pressure on the joint at the side of your foot, which is usually where a boot fails first.
• You can adjust the ankle separately. The closure lets you snug up the top without narrowing the toes, so one foot being slightly fuller than the other stops being a problem.
• Cushioned underfoot. The padded insole absorbs the step instead of passing it up through your heel on a hard floor.
• Black or brown. Two colors that ask nothing of the rest of your wardrobe.

Buy more, save more

• Buy 2, save 10%
• Buy 3, save 15%
• Buy 4, save 20%

The discount is applied automatically at checkout.

How they fit

True to size, in US 5 through 12. These are the roomiest boots in the collection across the front of the foot, so if you normally have to size up for width you may not need to here. If you are between two sizes, take the larger one, especially if you wear a thicker sock in winter.

30 days to change your mind

Try them on indoors and walk around. If they are not right, send them back within 30 days for a full refund, with no restocking fee.

A few recent reviews

Wide feet, always a struggle. These were the first boots in four years that did not need breaking in.
Bernice O., Prescott

I have one foot half a size larger and the closure sorted it out.
Faye M., Chandler

Not a glamorous boot and I did not want one. Warm, easy to get on, and I wear them daily.
Lucille D., 74