The heel is glued on and the black part separated from the tan part yesterday. I have barely worn them but I just bought some shoe glue to fix it. Besides the bottom of the shoe (where they cut some corners) this is a wonderful value shoe. The design is great. The zipper is heavy duty and well sown in. The support is what I would expect. The leather is legit - not this "leather" plastic shiny business. Also, the grip on the bottoms isn't great so avoid ice patches. I have gotten a lot of compliments on these shoes but be aware the bottoms are maybe how you are saving some money on these.