Love the style of this shoe. They are reasonably comfortable.  Construction is average for a higher end shoe. With that said the price is ridiculously high. I sucked it up for the sake of fashion :) I have many more higher quality shoes that were less expensive than these and they are much better made. I have no idea how long these will last however as I said I LOVE the style.  They add some height and they are pretty comfortable to wear for long periods of time.  I got the black borgogna. I found the graphite and the red, same style, fit differently. I ended up with a 39 in these shoes but could not fit into that size in the other colors I tried!  I also tried other styles and found I had to have a 40 in those as well.  Go figure.  I think my box said the pair I got were made in Portugal.  I know the other pairs are made in China. Could be a quality control thing.