Customer Reviews Frye Campus Stitching Horse

The boots I received did not look anything like the photos. For one, the stitching is yellow and the leather is a much lighter brown than shown. In the photo, it looks fairly tonal, but it is actually very bright stitching. Also, the photo shows a lug-type sole, and the boots actually have a smooth leather sole. Don't get me wrong, they are beautiful boots but not what I was expecting and not really what I was looking for. I was looking for something more versatile.

I have a pair of these in the banana that I bought several years ago and they are the most comfortable boots I own. I thought I'd save up for a pair in a different color, but the quality is just not the same. I've since discovered that Frye is now owned by a foreign corporation, so I'm guessing that they've cut corners to increase profit. Too bad. At one time, buying a pair of Frye boots was a no-brainer. Now, quality very much fluctuates.

I so wanted to love these boots. I wear a true 8.5 M and have moderately sized calves. I can pull these boot on, no problem and they are not tight around my calves. So...there is no problem with the fit. But they are so hellishly uncomfortable I can't imagine wearing these if I have to walk at all. Total pain! I tried putting insoles and orthotics in them too, but nothing helped. Expensive mistake!

I wanted to love these boots so much but sizing & fit is very difficult, so had to send them back. they were either a defective missed-sized pair or they are at least a full size too big, although I ordered them in my regular size. my heel raised up several inches off the foot bed (way more that a 'little heel slippage' and my foot just slipped right out of them while walking & they fell off while sitting with my feet dangling. very weird. Way more than a half or full size would. even with wearing double socks & an arch support insole. i wonder since at 5'3" & small boned & light that was related? also the calf of the boot was enormous. i have slender calves & ankles but still could get a few fingers in them even after tucking jeans into them. reviews where people indicate they were too tight in the calf & width & women wearing larger sizes, if that helps them stay on since the tight calf could help with keeping legs & feet from sliding out of them? likewise their weight helped anchor the boot more to the ground? this might just be a physical thing related to foot & body type & characteristics of the boot. the boots are heavy & thick (which I love! & the quality was out of this world fantastic! & so is Zappos), but for smaller size & weight people with thin calves & ankles this style might not be practical? Zappos doesn't carry any more the color I like in the smaller size I'd try, so i have to give up on these or buy from Frye directly. I may try the regular campus boots & see how that goes. wanted these very much for so long! Very sad it didn't work out....