Just cheap materials. I don't think a thinner piece of leather could be found so Kenneth Cole gave the
go ahead. I haven't been in the market for a decent pair of casual shoes so I guess I missed it when Kenneth Cole started to sell less than quality shoes. I relied on my personal experience. I bought great quality shoes from Kenneth Cole since the late 80's. Those shoes were equal to any quality shoe from Italy and every one of them lasted beyond 10 yrs. I gave them away because they were out of "style' npt at all worn out or falling apart. That's why i gave them away, they weren't ready for the garbage. The people i gave them to said "Thank you".

The above mentioned, new Kenneth Cole, shoes looked like a pair of shoes you' d buy on Florsheim back in the days. Remember that cheesey look they 'had"? Yeah, had. Florsheim stepped up their game for tjeir customets. And Kemneth Cole could care less. The design is fly. That' s why I ordered them. But, the quslitu of the materials used to make the shoe does NOT earrant the exuberant prices Kenneth Cole wants us to pay. He wants us to continue giving him the premium money we gave him when he was giving us a premium
 I'm a sick of these companies treating us like garbage and taking us ( consumer) for granted. It's such an insult. Unless we send their products back, which I did, the quality of the merchandise we purchae have no where else to go but down