These shoes are a lot darker than they look in the photo.  I was expecting an old distressed-leather look, but they are a very dark chocolate color.  The style is attractive and they are very comfortable to wear and walk in.  My biggest complaint with them is that they squeak with every step on the linoleum (fake hardwood) floors in the hallways at work.  I bought them to wear at work (business casual) and also to be able to wear with jeans.  They are fine for wearing out and about, but are very noisy when walking around at work.  I've worn them, so I can't return them, so I guess I'll primarily use them for wearing with jeans and not wear them to work.  I've read that the squeak will diminish over time, so we'll see if that's true.  I have a few pair of brand-new Clarks (Un. Bend, Street Lo Goretex, and Un. Seal) and they don't squeak at all on the same hallway floors at work.  Not impressed with ECCO at all at this point, and will stick with Clarks in the future.