After many, many issues receiving the item (took several weeks from what was supposed to be 2-day delivery), I finally received the shoes. They looked great and even came with 2 different colors of shoelaces, one that was dark and better for winter and one pair that is a lighter beige. That was a very nice surprise and I was excited to start wearing the shoes. After about 3 wears, though, I noticed that the leather upper had begun to start to tear away from the sole. This was extremely disappointing. I thought a good brand like IZOD would be able to make a good, high-quality of product but I guess not. I wouldn't recommend these shoes to anyone else because the quality was so lacking. They had such promise too.