I got this shoes about 4 months ago and first impresson out of the box was really good.the shoes look really nice, I put them on and felt like they were used and broken in, I had to inspect the shoes to make sure they were new which they were..lol.only complaint about this particilar model is that the bottoms are a little too thin for my taste and my feet feel tired after about 6 to 8 hours of wear, otherwise I highly recommend this particular model(verladen sneaker)