No star. Bought this end of Nov 2017, thread by big toe separated, a hole appeared after a few weeks of usage. Took the shoes to a NB store to verify authenticity. Turns out NB do not make this model of shoes any more. They discontinued it around the time of my purchase. & I bought 2 pairs for my son. I've been told by our local NB store, if I bought this shoes in person, in the NB store, they would replace it for free.