I bought a pair of beeswax desert treks with the crepe sole, the kind I had when I was in high school back in the 70's. I have always liked the style of these shoes; they are unique in appearance, and I think it appeals to folks who choose their own way and are not locked into tradition. They are some kind of cool shoe to those who like them. I noticed that when the beeswax model is new, it takes a while to loosen the leather and it feels a little tight. Okay, now for the part that made me write this review. I was disappointed when I saw how Clarks raised the price on these shoes. I know that since they produce these shoes that they have the right to sell them for what they can get for them, but it made me think of Nike and exploitation, about how Clarks appears as if they are going to milk the popularity of a shoe that people started buying back in the 60's and 70's because they wanted a style that spoke of their choice to be different and casual and cool; and now, like always; corporate greed has made it difficult for the people who made this shoe popular to buy them. I guess I'll look for some other shoe to express my independence from the "suits" who think they rule the world because to some of us, what this shoe did was express that independence. One other thing: the crepe soles holds dirt.