Very sturdy, well built, and good looking. They for properly. I bought these because they're slip on, and I needed a work shoe I could get on and off quickly. However getting them on the first time was anything but quick and easy. It was a real wrestling match. One month later, they are breaking in nicely, but I do use a shoe horn to get into them still. I like everything else about them so much, I can overlook this one little glitch.