Ordered these in black size 11/M. Fit is good, toes have enough room, comfy foot bed. Solid construction, quality leather appearance and smell. Yes people smell, I like the smell of leather. Shoes are a little heavy, so it should be a good shock absorber. Now for the good stuff. I have 6 pairs of Frye shoes, loafers, chukka, and now these. All five previous pair were made in Mexico, no complaint there, North America. This pair believe it or not, made in China. Yeah I said it, China. This site advertises Mexico, but the shoe and box clearly have China stamped on both. I feel that at Amazon's price for the shoe is too high for being a product of China. The Chinese can make good products, but Frye alleges that its an American Company and that it produces high quality American products. Oh wait, I get it; China is the 51st state of the US. Okay, they had me going there for a minute. Frye, say what you mean and mean what you say. Overall, I like the shoe so I'm keeping it. I hope that the quality and wear is as good as other products. No I didn't pay the $158.00 price for the shoe and wouldn't advise anyone to do that either. Three star rating for false advertisement.

Update: Telephoned the Frye Company on Friday, 5/25/2012 and spoke with their customer service about another shoe that I was having sizing problems with.  Love the shoe, but sizing was terribly off, something not typical of Frye. Long story short, I made mention of Frye having shoes made in China under the pretense of American owned/quality and was informed that the company had be bought out by someone else. End result, out-sourcing to China will become the standard for future Frye shoes, but the prices will remain the same; high! Hhhmmm, more money for the new owner, quality reduction for the end users/purchaser of their products. Mexico is currently the chief producer of Frye products, which I can deal with, but like Chinese products, the only person who benefits are the business owners, less out of pocket expense, cheap labor, etc. Gotta be honest, like Frye products, but I also like their competitor's products, Timberland Boot Company and The Vintage Shoe Company.

If a company is gonna claim US quality since 1863, but out source, at what point does false advertisement come into play. There are a lot of other brands out there that are a lot less expensive and they at least have the audacity to admit that their products are out sourced. That I can deal with, but out right lying is another story when it comes to my dollars.