This is my third pair of Johnston & Murphy shoes. Since I was satisfied purchasing from one of their outlet stores, I was comfortable with ordering through Amazon. The quality is good, but not as comfortable as the pair purchased at the outlet in the $225+ price range, and the leather quality is noticably different. One disappointment is the shoes started making a squeaking sound when walking on a hard surface in my office. It sounded liked it was coming from the cork used to fill the heels.