My search for the perfect boot has ended. This is it. A small, elegant heel, COMFORTABLE, stylish, suede, lined, waterproof, traction, just enough space to tuck in skinny jeans. Also, it's slim enough to wear under boot-cut jeans.... this shoe is perfect. It is pricey, but SO nice to purchase something made in CANADA rather than China. They actually are waterproof--I bought the black ones and have worn them in the rain several times without issue.
Heel is 2 1/2" high. Shaft is 16 1/2" high from the floor. Fits perfectly around my calves (14 1/2" calves at widest point). The first day I wore them, I went to the mall where 2 strangers stopped me and asked where I got them and who made them (one was a man asking for his wife, the other was a girl who started by saying, "I'm not a boot person, but those are so pretty!") They fit true to size.
WARNING--If you purchase these boots, you are likely to get addicted to the La Canadienne brand.......