I am 5'2" and have a wide calf, so it's very hard for me to find tall boots that fit me. I measured the shaft of a black boot I already own to see if the height on this boot would work for my short, wide legs. My boot is 16" and the description for this boot is also 16". But when they arrived, they were too tall, hitting me mid-knee, which is both uncomfortable and not a look I like. The wide calf was also TOO wide, which is hard to imagine since every regular tall boot I try on in stores is too tight. The only thing that fit in these boots was the shoe size. I wear a size 8, and the boot is true to size. I was hoping this would boot would work, but I ended up returning them.