These are by far the best pair of shoes I've ever purchased. Next month it will be a year that I have worn them daily and they are still in EXCELLENT condition. I bought these when my usual pair of suede wingtips were no longer available and at first I was put off by the price point because I usually paid about $79 per pair (but had to replace them a couple times a year). But these nubuck shoes are more than worth it. I wear them to construction work sites and often work in them under pretty hard conditions, then I can brush them off and wear them to dinner with jeans. When they get dirty I run them under water in sink and then scrub them clean with a hard bristle scrub brush, and by next morning they're looking good as new. Just the other day I received a compliment about what a "dapper" looking pair of shoes I was wearing. These shoes are a great buy!