I was looking to buy a hiking boot that would last me years and I really liked how these looked on me and wore them a fair bit for the almost-month that I had them. I returned them because one of the shoelace hooks was pulled right through the shoe with regular wear and was lost. The little metal-looking shoelace hooks are made of plastic. The sole is good quality, but the body of the shoe is cheap, feels foamy and clearly not meant to last. I returned them.