Propet Village Walkers are very comfortable shoes from day one, and seem to be well made and durable. I already had a brown pair that I've been wearing a while, and ordered this black pair. Both of my pairs feature 4 pairs of eyelets, even though the picture now showed only three pairs. Not sure if that's the old design or a coming new one, but pretty sure it won't really change the comfort or use of these shoes.