These are old-school loafers and built very well. I love the red color - they look great with twill pants. The heel is old-school, stacked leather too. The bottoms are leather too. They are built to last a very long time and get better with age. However, if you're too young to have had an old school pair of shoes or like the new school loafers, you may not like them. These are not as comfortable right away (it takes time to break them in). Also, these soles can be slippery on certain surfaces. I'm fine with these features. I'm glad Sebago still makes a good, high quality shoe like these.